Obadiah 1Philippians 4.4-23Obadiah 1
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The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord has said about Edom: We have had word from the Lord, and a representative has been sent among the nations, saying, Up! and let us make war against her.
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See, I have made you small among the nations: you are much looked down on.
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You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?
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Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
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If thieves came, attacking you by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not go on taking till they had enough? if men came cutting your grapes would they take them all?
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How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his secret stores looked for!
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All the men who were united with you have been false to you, driving you out to the edge of the land: the men who were at peace with you have overcome you they have taken their heritage in your place.
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Will I not, in that day, says the Lord, take away the wise men out of Edom, and wisdom out of the mountain of Esau?
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And your men of war, O Teman, will be overcome with fear, so that every one of them may be cut off from the mountain of Esau.
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Because you were the cause of violent death and because of your cruel behaviour to your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and will be cut off for ever.
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Because you were there watching when men from other lands took away his goods, and strange men came into his doors, and put the fate of Jerusalem to the decision of chance you were like one of them.
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Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.
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Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall.
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And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.
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For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you the reward of your acts will come on your head.
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For as you have been drinking on my holy mountain, so will all the nations go on drinking without end they will go on drinking and the wine will go down their throats, and they will be as if they had never been.
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But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.
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And the children of Jacob will be a fire and those of Joseph a flame, and the children of Esau dry stems of grass, burned up by them till all is gone: and there will be no people living in Esau for the Lord has said it.
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And they will take the South, and the lowland, and the country of Ephraim, and Gilead, as their heritage.
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And those of the children of Israel who were the first to be taken away as prisoners, will have their heritage among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath and those who were taken away from Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will have the towns of the South.
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And those who have been kept safe will come up from Mount Zion to be judges of the mountain of Esau and the kingdom will be the Lord's.
Philippians 4
4-23
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Be glad in the Lord at all times: again I say, Be glad.
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Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
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Have no cares but in everything with prayer and praise put your requests before God.
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And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
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For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
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The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.
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But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.
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But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.
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It is the same to me if I am looked down on or honoured everywhere and in all things I have the secret of how to be full and how to go without food how to have wealth and how to be in need.
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I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
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But you did well to have care for me in my need.
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And you have knowledge, Philippians, that when the good news first came to you, when I went away from Macedonia, no church took part with me in the business of giving to the saints, but you only
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Because even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to me in my need.
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Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.
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I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.
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And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Now to God our Father be glory for ever and ever. So be it.
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Give words of love to every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me send you their love.
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All the saints send their love to you, specially those who are of Caesar's house.
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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
