Obadiah 1:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then the houseבֵית־
(veit-)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֨ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
will be a fireאֵ֜שׁ
(esh)
784: a firea prim. root
And the houseוּבֵ֧ית
(u·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Josephיֹוסֵ֣ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
a flame;לֶהָבָ֗ה
(le·ha·vah)
3852: flame, bladefem. of lahab
But the houseוּבֵ֤ית
(u·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Esauעֵשָׂו֙
(e·sav)
6215: oldest son of Isaacfrom asah
[will be] as stubble.לְקַ֔שׁ
(le·kash,)
7179: stubble, chafffrom an unused word
And they will set them on fireוְדָלְק֥וּ
(ve·da·le·ku)
1814: to burn, hotly pursuea prim. root
and consumeוַאֲכָל֑וּם
(va·'a·cha·lum;)
398: to eata prim. root
them, So that there will be noוְלֹֽא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
survivorשָׂרִיד֙
(sa·rid)
8300: a survivorfrom sarad
of the houseלְבֵ֣ית
(le·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Esau,"עֵשָׂ֔ו
(e·sav,)
6215: oldest son of Isaacfrom asah
For the LORDיְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
has spoken.דִּבֵּֽר׃
(dib·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
shall be a fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
and the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
a flame
lehabah  (leh-aw-baw')
flame(-ming), head (of a spear).
and the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Esau
`Esav  (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
for stubble
qash  (kash)
straw (as dry) -- stubble.
and they shall kindle
dalaq  (daw-lak')
to flame -- burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.
in them and devour
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
them and there shall not be any remaining
sariyd  (saw-reed')
a survivor -- alive, left, remain(-ing), remnant, rest.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Esau
`Esav  (ay-sawv')
rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity -- Esau.
for the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hath spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then the house of Jacob will be a fire And the house of Joseph a flame; But the house of Esau will be as stubble. And they will set them on fire and consume them, So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau," For the LORD has spoken.

King James Bible
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph, a burning flame, but the house of Esau will be stubble; Jacob will set them on fire and consume Edom. Therefore no survivor will remain of the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.

International Standard Version
"The house of Jacob will be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, but the house of Esau will be kindling. Then Jacob and Joseph will burn and consume Esau, and no survivor will remain from the house of Esau." Indeed, the LORD has spoken it.

NET Bible
The descendants of Jacob will be a fire, and the descendants of Joseph a flame. The descendants of Esau will be like stubble. They will burn them up and devour them. There will not be a single survivor of the descendants of Esau!" Indeed, the LORD has spoken it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The descendants of Jacob will be like a fire. The descendants of Joseph will be like a flame. But the descendants of Esau will be like straw. They will be burned and destroyed. There will be no one left among the descendants of Esau." The LORD has spoken.

King James 2000 Bible
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD has spoken it.
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