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# The vision of Obadiah
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This is the title of the book. Here "vision" is used in the general sense of a message from Yahweh, rather than to indicate how Obadiah received the message. AT: "The message of Obadiah" or "The prophesy of Obadiah"
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# The Lord Yahweh says this concerning Edom
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This tells the reader that the entire book is a message about Edom.
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# Yahweh
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This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
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# an ambassador has been sent
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh has sent an ambassador" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# Rise up
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"Stand up." This phrase is used to tell people to get ready.
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# rise up against her
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Here "her" refers to Edom. This is a metonym for the people of Edom, so it could also be translated as "them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Behold, I will make you
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Beginning in verse 2, Obadiah records the words that Yahweh speaks directly to Edom.
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# Behold
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This alerts the reader to pay special attention to what follows. AT: "Look" or "Pay attention to what I am about to tell you"
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# I will make you small among the nations, you will be greatly despised
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These two phrases mean similar things and are used to emphasize that Edom will lose its important status. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# I will make you small among the nations
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Something that is insignificant is spoken of as if it is of small size, and can easily be overlooked. AT: "I will make you insignificant among the nations" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# you will be greatly despised
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "the people of other nations will hate you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vision]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/obadiah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/edom]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ambassador]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/send]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/raise]] |