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This is the vision about Edom that Obadiah had. Here is what he said. We've heard a message from the Lord and King. A messenger was sent to the nations. The Lord told him to say, "Get up! Let us go and make war against Edom."
Reference
People
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὀπτασία (optasía)
visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition
Hebrew: châzôwn
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Hebrew: ʼĔdôm
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: ʻÔbadyâh
Obadjah, the name of thirteen Israelites
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἐπαγγελία (epangelía)
an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good)
Hebrew: malʼăkûwth
a message
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: bâsar
properly, to be fresh, i.e. full (rosy, (figuratively) cheerful); to announce (glad news)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai)
to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare
Hebrew: mâlal
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Greek: ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs)
we (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ἄπειμι (ápeimi)
to go away
Hebrew: ʼârach
to travel
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Greek: ἀντιστρατεύομαι (antistrateúomai)
(figuratively) to attack, i.e. (by implication) destroy
Hebrew: ʼĔdôm
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
Verse Explanation
Obadiah announces a message received from the Lord concerning Edom, declaring that God has sent a warning among the nations and called them to rise against Edom for battle, introducing a prophecy of national judgment.
History
Likely 6th century BC: The prophecy is commonly connected with Edom's hostility toward Judah around the time of Jerusalem's destruction.