Obadiah 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?”
Obadiah 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Obadiah 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Obadiah 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, what disaster awaits you—wouldn’t they only steal until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some gleaning grapes?”
Obadiah 1:5 — World English Bible
Obadiah 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? ”
Obadiah 1:5 — American Standard Version
Obadiah 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“If thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings?”
Obadiah 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Obadiah 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If thieves had come to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen [till] they had had enough? If grape-gatherers had come to thee, would they not have left some gleanings? ”
Obadiah 1:5 — Darby Translation
Obadiah 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Came theeues to thee or robbers by night? howe wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stolen, til they had ynough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?”
Obadiah 1:5 — Geneva Bible
Obadiah 1:5 in Context — Obadiah 1
3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
4 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
6 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.
What Does Obadiah 1:5 Mean?
Obadiah 1:5 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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