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Obadiah 1:7

All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.

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ASV

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee on thy way, even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread lay a snare under thee: there is no understanding in him.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
עַֽד־'ad-toH5704 →
הַגְּב֣וּלha.ge.Vulthe borderH1366 →
שִׁלְּח֗וּךָshi.le.Chu.khathey will send away youH7971 →
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
בְרִיתֶ֔ךָve.ri.Te.khacovenant yourH1285 →
הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָhi.shi.'U.khathey will deceive youH5377 →
יָכְל֥וּya.khe.Luthey will prevailH3201 →
לְךָ֖le.Khato you
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָshe.lo.Me.khapeace yourH7965 →
לַחְמְךָ֗lach.me.Khafood yourH3899 →
יָשִׂ֤ימוּya.Si.muthey will setH7760 →
מָזוֹר֙ma.zOra trapH4204 →
תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.khaunder youH8478 →
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369 →
תְּבוּנָ֖הte.vu.Nah[is] understandingH8394 →
בּֽוֹ׃boin him

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Psalms 41:9Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.John 13:18I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’Micah 7:6For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.Jeremiah 30:14All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”Jeremiah 4:30And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.Lamentations 1:19I called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.Hosea 13:13Labor pains come upon him, but he is an unwise son. When the time arrives, he fails to present himself at the opening of the womb.Psalms 55:12–13For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.Ezekiel 23:22–25Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—Jeremiah 38:22All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.Isaiah 19:11–14The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?Revelation 17:12–17The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.

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