Obadiah 1:6

6 But you, Esau, will lose everything. Even your hidden treasures will be looted.

Obadiah 1:6 Meaning and Commentary

Obadiah 1:6

How are [the things] of Esau searched out!
&c.] Or how are the Esauites, the posterity of Esau, sought out! though they dwelt in the clefts of the rocks, and hid themselves in caves and dens, yet their enemies searched them, and found there, and plucked them out from thence, so that none escaped: [how] are his hid things sought up!
his riches, wealth and treasure, hid in fortresses, in rocks and caves, where they were thought to be safe, and judged inaccessible; or that an enemy would not have ventured in search of them there; and yet these should be sought after and found by the greedy, and diligent, and venturous soldier, and carried off; which was the case of the Edomites by the Chaldeans, and will be of the antichristian states by the kings of the earth, ( Revelation 17:16 ) ; see ( Jeremiah 49:10 ) .

Obadiah 1:6 In-Context

4 Even though you fly high like an eagle and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there," declares the LORD.

5 "If thieves or looters come to you during the night, won't they steal only until they've had enough? You will be ruined! If people come to pick your grapes, won't they leave a few grapes behind?

6 But you, Esau, will lose everything. Even your hidden treasures will be looted.

7 All your allies will force you to leave your land. The people who are at peace with you will deceive you. Those who eat food with you will set traps for you, and you won't even know about it.

8 "On that day I will destroy the wise people in Edom and take wisdom away from Esau's mountain," declares the LORD.