Obadiah 1:6

"How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out!"

Key Reflection

This verse metaphorically describes how Esau's possessions and resources, both visible and hidden, will be thoroughly searched and taken away by his enemies. It highlights the complete exposure and loss of what he holds dear, symbolizing the ultimate judgment on those who rely on material wealth rather than on God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

How are the things of Esau searched out! -literally, “How are Esau, out searched!” i. e., Esau, as a whole and in all its parts and in all its belongings, all its people and all its property, one and all. The name “Esau” speaks of them as a whole; the plural verb, “are outsearched,” represents all its parts. The word signifies a diligent search and tracking out, as in ZephaniahZephaniah 1:12, “I will search out Jerusalem with candles,” as a man holdeth a light in every dark corner, in seeking diligently some small thing which has been lost. “The hidden things,” i.

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