How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
| Word | Hebrew | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֔ו 'e.Sav | H6215 | Esav · proper noun, a place name |
| out | נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ nech.pe.Su | H2664 | to seek · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural |
| hidden | מַצְפֻּנָֽיו matz.pu.Nav | H4710 | a secret (place or thing · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular |
| up | נִבְע֖וּ niv.'U | H1158 | to gush over · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural |
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How are the things of Esau searched out!--by hostile soldiers seeking booty. Compare with here, . hidden things--or "places." Edom abounded in such hiding-places, as caves, clefts in the rock, &c. None of these would be left unexplored by the foe.
If thieves came to thee - That is, if thieves entered thy dwellings, they would not have taken every thing; they would have laid hold on thy wealth; and carried off as much as they could escape with conveniently; if grape-gatherers entered thy vineyards, they would not have taken every bunch; some gleanings would have been left. But the Chaldeans have stripped thee bare; they have searched out all thy hidden things, Oba 1:6, they have left thee nothing. Hour art thou cut off! Thou art totally and irretrievably ruined! The prophet speaks of this desolation as if it had already taken place.
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 not have ventured in search of them there; and yet these should be sought after and found by the greedy, and diligent, and venturous soldier, and carried off; which was the case of the Edomites by the Chaldeans, an…
Read the whole note in the consoleObadiah 6 6. How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! 6. Quomodo quaesita sunt Esau, pervestigata abscondita ejus? 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 we have said, had hidden recesses, for its rocks were…
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The prophet sees this overthrow of Edom from its lofty height as something that has already happened, and he now depicts the utter devastation of Edom through the medium of the enemies whom Jehovah has summoned against it. Oba 1:5. "If thieves had come to thee, if robbers by night, alas, how art thou destroyed! would they not steal their sufficiency? If vine-dressers had come to thee, would they not leave gleanings? Oba 1:6. How have the things of Esau been explored, his hidden treasures desired! Oba 1:7. Even to the border have all the men of thy covenant sent thee: the men of thy peace have deceived thee, overpowered thee. They make thy bread a wound under thee. There is no understanding i…
Read the whole note in the consoleEdom: The Hebrew text uses the name of Esau, Jacob’s brother, indicating Edom’s violation of a fraternal relationship (1:10-14).
were revealed Heb. נִבְעוּ. Jonathan rendered: were revealed, and it is an Aramaic expression: נִבְעוּ means “sought out.” Cf. (Isa. 21: 12) “If you will request, request (אִם תִּבְעָיוּן בְּעָיוּ).”
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