And the houseוְ בֵיתof Jacobיַעֲקֹבwill beהָיָהa fire,אֵשׁand the houseוּבֵיתof Josephיוֹסֵףa flame,לֶהָבָהand the houseוּבֵיתof Esauעֵשָׂוstubble;לְקַשׁand they will burnוְדָלְקוּamong themבָהֶםand consume them,וַאֲכָלוּםand there will notוְלֹאbeיִהְיֶהa survivorשָׂרִידof the houseלְבֵיתof Esau,עֵשָׂוforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.דִּבֵּר
Obadiah 1:18
Study it in the app“And the house of Jacob will be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau stubble; and they will burn among them and consume them, and there will not be a survivor of the house of Esau, for YHWH has spoken.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Obadiah 1:18, word by word
- And the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- of Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- a flameלֶהָבָהlehava
flame
Fire that rises and shines as it burns.
Where else “lehava” appears- of Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears- stubbleקַשׁkash
stubble
Stubble: the dry remains left in the field after the harvest.
Where else “kash” appears- and they will burnדָלְקוּdalku
burn
To blaze, or make something burn with a fierce fire.
Where else “dalku” appears- and consume themאֲכָלוּachalu
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achalu” appears- a survivorשָׂרִידsarid
survivor
Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.
Where else “sarid” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has spokenדִּבֵּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
17But on Mount Zion there will be an escape, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
18 · This verse (above)
19And those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the Shephelah the Philistines; and they will possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria, and Benjamin Gilead.