Obadiah 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Obadiah 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Obadiah 1:6 is a verse from the book of Obadiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Obadiah 1:6 — KJV
“How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!”
— Obadiah 1:6 (KJV)
Obadiah 1:6 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 1:6
“And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:6: how, things
“Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:6: things, hidden
“Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. how...: or, what a great thing”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:6: how, things
“And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:6: how, things
“How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:6: how, things
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