<p class="poetry">Even if you were to soar high like an eagle,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">even if you<n id="2" /> were to make your nest among the stars,p> <p class="poetry">I can bring you down even from there!&#8221; says the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">At that time,&#8221;<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> says,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I will destroy the wise sages of Edom!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the advisers<n id="3" /> from Esau&#8217;s mountain!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who have been delivered<n id="1" /> will go up on Mount Zionp> <p class="poetry">in order to rule over<n id="2" /> Esau&#8217;s mountain.p> <p class="bodytext">Then the <sc>Lordsc> will reign as King!<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The vision<n id="1" /> that Obadiah<n id="2" /> saw.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">The Lord <sc>Godsc><n id="4" /> says this concerning<n id="5" /> Edom:<n id="6" />p><t /><p class="poetry">We have heard a report from the <sc>Lordsc>.p> <p class="poetry">An envoy was sent among the nations, saying,<n id="7" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Arise! Let us make war against Edom!&#8221;<n id="8" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;For the day of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is approaching<n id="2" /> for all the nations!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Just as you have done, so it will be done to you.p> <p class="poetry">You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The descendants of Jacob will be a fire,p> <p class="poetry">and the descendants of Joseph a flame.p> <p class="poetry">The descendants of Esau will be like stubble.p> <p class="poetry">They will burn them up and devour them.p> <p class="poetry">There will not be a single survivor<n id="1" /> of the descendants of Esau!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">Indeed, the <sc>Lordsc> has spoken it.p>