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Obadiah 1:6

How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

KJV

Quomodo scrutati sunt Esau ; investigaverunt abscondita ejus ?

Vulgate

πῶς ἐξηρευνήθη Ἠσαὺ καὶ κατελήμφθη αὐτοῦ τὰ κεκρυμμένα.

LXX

How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!

ASV

אֵ֚יךְ נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Esau

In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֚יךְ
'yk
particle · 82×
הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙
htchpsh
verb · 23×
ו
v
pronoun · 1×
ן
n
verb · 5×
עֵשָׂ֔ו
'shv
proper_noun · 97×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 49:10 — But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
  • Ps 139:1 — O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.