Yahweh will punish the Edomites

1 This is a message that Yahweh our God gave to me, Obadiah, about the Edom people-group.

Yahweh our God has told me this about the people of Edom:

“I, Yahweh, have sent a messenger to other nations,

telling them to prepare to go and attack Edom.”

2 And Yahweh says this to the people of Edom:

“I will soon cause you to become the weakest and most despised nation on the earth.

3 Your capital city is high in the rocky cliffs,

and you are very proud;

you think that you are safe from being attacked by your enemies [RHQ],

but you [IDM] have deceived yourselves.

4 And I tell you that even if you had wings and could fly higher than eagles fly,

and if you could make your homes among the stars,

I would bring you crashing down from there.

5 When thieves break into someone’s house during the night,

they certainly [RHQ] steal only the things that they want.

And people who pick grapes always [RHQ] leave a few grapes on the vines.

But your country will be completely destroyed!

6 Everything that is valuable will be taken away.

Your enemies will find and take away even the valuable things that you have hidden.

7 All ◄your allies/nations who promised to help you► will turn against you,

and they will force you to leave your country/land.

Those with whom you have peace now will trick/deceive you and defeat you.

Those who eat meals with you now are planning to trap you,

and then they will say to you, ‘You are not [RHQ] as clever as you thought you were!’

8 I, Yahweh, declare that at the time that I destroy Edom,

I will punish the men who live in those cliffs who thought that they were wise.

9 The soldiers from Teman town will become terrified;

all you people who are descendants of Esau will be ◄wiped out/killed►.