Obadiah 1:1
Obadiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.”Obadiah 1:1
What Does Obadiah 1:1 Mean?
Obadiah 1:1 is found in the book of Obadiah, chapter 1, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Obadiah 1:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 1:11“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:”Joel 3:19“Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.”Isaiah 21:11“The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”Ezekiel 25:12“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;”Genesis 25:23“And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.”Psalms 137:7“Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.”Isaiah 63:1“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”Ezekiel 35:3“And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.”Malachi 1:3“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”Jeremiah 6:4“Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out.”2 Kings 19:7“Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”Isaiah 30:4“For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.”Isaiah 34:1“Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.”Jeremiah 9:25“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;”Matthew 24:6“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”Isaiah 18:2“That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!”Isaiah 34:5“For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.”Jeremiah 25:17“Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:”Jeremiah 25:21“Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,”Jeremiah 49:7“Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?”
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