Obadiah 1:15-18

Obadiah 1:15-18

[15] For the day  of the LORD  is near  upon all the heathen:  as thou hast done,  unto thee: thy reward  shall return  upon thine own head.  [16] 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  [17] But upon mount  Zion  shall be deliverance,  and there shall be holiness;  and the house  of Jacob  shall possess  their possessions.  [18] And the house  of Jacob  shall be a fire,  and the house  of Joseph  a flame,  and the house  of Esau  for stubble,  and they shall kindle  in them, and devour  them; and there shall not be any remaining  of the house  of Esau;  for the LORD  hath spoken  it.

What does Obadiah 1:15-18 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

References to the work and word of the Lord frame this section. Obadiah announced that a reversal of roles was coming for Edom and all the nations.