Obadiah 1:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

Edom is the nation against which this prophecy is levelled, and which, some think, is put for all the enemies of Israel, that shall be brought down first or last. The rabbin by Edom understand Rome. Rome Christians they understand it of, and have an implacable enmity to it a such; but, if we understand it of Rome antichristian, we shall find the passages of it applicable enough. And though Edom was mortified in the times of the Maccabees, as it had been before by Jehoshaphat, yet its... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

How are the things of Esau searched out !.... 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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:6

Verse 6 He confirms the former sentence, — that the Idumeans in vain trusted that their riches would be safe, because they had hidden and deep recesses. Even when a country is plundered by enemies, the conquerors dare not to come to places of danger; when there are narrow passes, they avoid them, for they think that there is there some evil design. Hence conquerors, fearing hidden places, plunder only those which are open, and always consider well whether their advance is safe: but Idumea, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

§ 1. The heathen nations are summmoned to take vengeanee on Edom. In spite of her impregnable position, they shall bring her low and strip her of her wealth, being aided and encouraged by her own allies. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-16

Part I. THE DESTRUCTION OF EDOM, AND THE CAUSE THEREOF. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:5-6

To prove the completeness of the destruction that shall befall Eden, the prophet supposes two eases of despoiling in which something would be left behind. It will be far worse than any mere raid of thieves; nothing will be spared. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

Obadiah contemplates Eden's ruin, in retribution of her plundering Jerusalem, and speaks of it as past. How are the things of Esau searched out! literally, how are the things searched out, Esau! i.e. the people and property that belong to Esau. The enemy leave no place unexamined. So in Zephaniah 1:12 the Lord says, "I will search Jerusalem with candles." (For "Esau" as equivalent to "Eden," see Genesis 25:30 .) His hidden things ( matspon , ἅπαξ λεγόμενον ); hidden... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

The things of Esau searched out. "How are the things of Esau searched out!" I. We may consider ESAU AS THE TYPE OF THE SELF - CONFIDENT . Lifted up, dwelling amongst the stars, wise in his own eyes, he knows not his perilous condition. There are thousands and thousands like this. They say, in the language of Laodicea, "I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing." They little see themselves as God sees them. They are blind, and know not that they are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6-9

God in retribution. "How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border," etc. Man is essentially a dependent being. The ineradicable and ever-operative sense of his dependence urges him to lean his being on some object for rest and safety. His sin is that he puts his confidence on objects unworthy and unsafe. "Some trust in chariots, some in horses; etc. The Edomites, it is suggested here,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:6

How are the things of Esau searched out! - literally, “How are Esau, out searched!” i. e., Esau, as a whole and in all its parts and in all its belongings, all its people and all its property, one and all. The name “Esau” speaks of them as a whole; the plural verb, “are outsearched,” represents all its parts. The word signifies a diligent search and tracking out, as in Zephaniah Zephaniah 1:12, “I will search out Jerusalem with candles,” as a man holdeth a light in every dark corner, in seeking... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Obadiah 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:6-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:6

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