Obadiah 1:6

6 But you, Edom, will really lose everything! People will find all your hidden treasures!

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 if you fly high like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there," says the Lord.

5 "You will really be ruined! If thieves came to you, if robbers came by night, they would steal only enough for themselves. If workers came and picked the grapes from your vines, they would leave a few behind.

6 But you, Edom, will really lose everything! People will find all your hidden treasures!

7 All the people who are your friends will force you out of the land. The people who are at peace with you will trick you and defeat you. Those who eat your bread with you now are planning a trap for you, and you will not notice it."

8 The Lord says, "On that day I will surely destroy the wise people from Edom, and those with understanding from the mountains of Edom.