Obadiah 1:18

“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.”

Obadiah 1:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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".

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a flameלֶהָבָהlehava

flame

Fire that rises and shines as it burns.

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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.

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stubbleקַשׁkash

stubble

Stubble: the dry remains left in the field after the harvest.

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and they will burnדָלְקוּdalku

burn

To blaze, or make something burn with a fierce fire.

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and consume themאֲכָלוּachalu

devour

Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.

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a survivorשָׂרִידsarid

survivor

Survivor: one who remains alive after a battle or a disaster.

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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.

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has spokenדִּבֵּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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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.

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