Obadiah 1:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Obadiah 1:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Obadiah 1:16 is a verse from the book of Obadiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Obadiah 1:16 — KJV
“For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. swallow...: or, sup up”
— Obadiah 1:16 (KJV)
Obadiah 1:16 in Context — About the Book of Obadiah
Obadiah, the Old Testament's shortest book, is a single oracle against Edom for gloating over Jerusalem's fall. Its message stands for every generation: pride deceives, betrayal of family is judged, but on Mount Zion there will be deliverance — and the kingdom will be the Lord's.
Cross-References for Obadiah 1:16
“But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:16: mountain, down, though
“And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. yea...: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:16: holy, yea, though
“And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:16: drunk, drink, down
“I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. yea...: or, and be drunken with loves”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:16: drunk, drink, yea
“But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. troop: or, Gad number: or, Meni, a pagan god”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:16: holy, mountain, drink
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