Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Obadiah 1:5 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Obadiah 1:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Obadiah chapter 1 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? some: or, gleanings?”
Obadiah 1:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Obadiah 1:5
If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? God employs ironic comparison—even thieves leave something behind. The Hebrew גַּנָּבִים (gannavim, "thieves") and שֹׁדְדֵי לַיְלָה (shodedei laylah, "destroyers of night") would take only what they could carry or wanted. The parenthetical exclamation "how art thou cut off!" (אֵיךְ נִדְמֵיתָה, ekh nidmeytah) expresses astonishment at the thoroughness of Edom's destruction.If the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? (אִם־בֹּצְרִים בָּאוּ לָךְ לֹא יַשְׁ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Obadiah 1:5
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“would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night”
“you shall not glean it after you: it shall be for the foreigner”
“like the shaking of an olive tree”
“morning star”
“that said in her heart”
“How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!”
“I am like one who gathers the summer fruits”
“Israel”
“as the shaking of an olive tree”
“that was full of people! She has become as a widow”