Obadiah 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.”
Obadiah 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Obadiah 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Obadiah 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the day of Yahweh is near all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head.”
Obadiah 1:15 — World English Bible
Obadiah 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head. ”
Obadiah 1:15 — American Standard Version
Obadiah 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For near <FI>is<Fi> the day of Jehovah, on all the nations, As thou hast done, it is done to thee, Thy deed doth turn back on thine own head.”
Obadiah 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Obadiah 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy recompence shall return upon thine own head. ”
Obadiah 1:15 — Darby Translation
Obadiah 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the day of the Lord is neere, vpon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall bee done to thee: thy reward shall returne vpon thine head.”
Obadiah 1:15 — Geneva Bible
Obadiah 1:15 in Context — Obadiah 1
13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
What Does Obadiah 1:15 Mean?
Obadiah 1:15 is a verse from the Book of Obadiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Obadiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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