Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Oh, how Esau is ransacked, how his hidden treasures are thoroughly searched out!
New American Standard Bible
And his hidden treasures searched out!
King James Version
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
Holman Bible
his hidden treasures searched out!
A Conservative Version
How are [the things of] Esau searched! How are his hidden treasures sought out!
American Standard Version
How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!
Amplified
“How Esau (Edom) shall be ransacked [by men who come to ravage with divine approval]!
How his hidden treasures shall be searched out!
Bible in Basic English
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his secret stores looked for!
Darby Translation
How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!
Julia Smith Translation
How were they of Esau sought out! His hidden things were sought out
King James 2000
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his treasures sought out!
Lexham Expanded Bible
How Esau has been pillaged; his treasures have been ransacked!
Modern King James verseion
How Esau is searched out! His hidden things are sought out!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But how shall they rip Esau, and seek out his treasures!
NET Bible
How the people of Esau will be thoroughly plundered! Their hidden valuables will be ransacked!
New Heart English Bible
How Esau will be ransacked. How his hidden treasures are sought out.
The Emphasized Bible
How have the things of Esau been searched out! his treasures been sought up!
Webster
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought!
World English Bible
How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!
Youngs Literal Translation
How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,
Themes
Esau » His name used to denote his descendants and their country
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Obadiah 1:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Edom Will Be Humbled
5 "If thieves came against you, if marauding gangs by night Oh, how you will be destroyed! Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some grapes to be gleaned? 6 "Oh, how Esau is ransacked, how his hidden treasures are thoroughly searched out! 7 All your allies will force you out of the land, your associates will deceive you and prevail against you. Your friends will lay out a trap for you, and you will never understand it!
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:10
But I'll strip Esau bare. I'll uncover his hiding places so he cannot conceal himself. His offspring, his relatives, and his neighbors will be destroyed, and he will no longer exist.
Psalm 139:1
LORD, you have examined me; you have known me.
Isaiah 10:13-14
He keeps bragging: "I've done it by the strength of my hand, and by my wisdom, because I'm so clever. I removed the boundaries of nations, and plundered their treasures; like a bull I brought down those who sat on thrones.
Isaiah 45:3
I'll give you concealed treasures and riches hidden in secret places, so that you'll know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
Jeremiah 50:37
A sword against her horses, against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst. They'll become women. A sword against her treasures. They'll be plundered.
Daniel 2:22
He reveals what is profoundly mysterious and knows what is in the darkness; with him dwells light.
Matthew 6:19-20
"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.