New International Version (NIV)
18Jacob will be a fire
and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
and they will set him on fire and destroy him.
There will be no survivors
from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.
Obadiah 1:18
Obadiah 1:18 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
18“Then the house of Jacob will be a fire,
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be like stubble.
And they will set 1:18 I.e., the people of Esauthem on fire and consume 1:18 I.e., the people of Esauthem,
So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
18Then the house of Jacob will be a fire
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be as stubble.
And they will set them on fire and consume them,
So that there will be no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
18“Then the house of Jacob shall be a fire
And the house of Joseph a flame [in executing God’s wrath];
But the house of Esau will be like stubble.
They (Jacob) shall set them on fire and consume them (the Edomites),
So that there shall be no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken. [Ezek 25:12-14]
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire,
and the house of Joseph a burning flame;
but the house of Esau will be stubble —
Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it.
Therefore no survivor will remain
from the house of Esau.”
For the Lord has spoken.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
18They will be like a fire.
Joseph’s people will be like a flame.
The nation of Edom will be like straw.
Jacob’s people will set Edom on fire and burn it up.
No one will be left alive
among Esau’s people.”
The Lord has spoken.