Obadiah 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsObadiah 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָיָה֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בֵית
bayith
H1004
house
יַעֲקֹ֨ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
אֵ֜שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וּבֵ֧ית
bayith
H1004
house
יוֹסֵ֣ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
לֶהָבָ֗ה
lehâbâh
H3852
point
וּבֵ֤ית
bayith
H1004
house
עֵשָׂו֙
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
לְקַ֔שׁ
qash
H7179
stubble
וְדָלְק֥וּ
dâlaq
H1814
to burn
בָהֶ֖ם
וַאֲכָל֑וּם
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִֽהְיֶ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׂרִיד֙
sârîyd
H8300
survivor
לְבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
עֵשָׂ֔ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
דִּבֵּֽר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
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World English Bible Public Domain
The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. They will burn among them, and devour them. There will not be any remaining to the house of Esau." Indeed, Yahweh has spoken.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the house of Jacob will become a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau as stubble. And they will burn them, and consume them. And there will be no survivor for the house of Esau, for Yahweh has spoken. ts\*
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