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896 B
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29 lines
896 B
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Yahweh continues giving Obadiah his message.
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## escape ##
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"escape the punishment of Yahweh." These are the people that are still alive after Yahweh has punished. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## and it ##
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The word "it" refers to "mount Zion."
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## house of Jacob ... Joseph a flame ##
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Yahweh compares the houses of Jacob and Joseph to fire because they will destroy Esau like a fire that quickly and completely burns up straw. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## stubble ##
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"straw" or "chaff." The dry pieces of plant that are left after grain is harvested.
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## and they ##
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The word "they" refers to the house of Jacob and the house of Joseph.
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## will burn them ##
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The word "them" refers to the descendants of Esau, who are the nation of Edom.
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## There will be no survivors to the house of Esau ##
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"Not one person of the house of Esau will survive" |