Obadiah 1:5

Obadiah 1:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5“If thieves came to you,

if robbers in the night—

oh, what a disaster awaits you!—

would they not steal only as much as they wanted?

If grape pickers came to you,

would they not leave a few grapes?

5“If thieves came to you,

If 1:5 Lit devastators of the nightrobbers by night—

Oh how you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only 1:5 Lit their sufficiencyuntil they had enough?

If grape-pickers came to you,

Would they not leave some gleanings?

5“If thieves came to you,

If robbers by night—

O how you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only until they had enough?

If grape gatherers came to you,

Would they not leave some gleanings?

5“If thieves came to you,

If robbers by night—

How you will be ruined!—

Would they not steal only until they had enough?

If grape gatherers came to you,

Would they not leave some grapes for gleaning? [Jer 49:9]

5“If thieves came to you,

if robbers by night —

oh, how you will be ruined —

would they not steal only what they wanted?

If grape gatherers came to you,

would they not leave some gleanings?

5“Edom, suppose robbers came to you at night.

They would steal only as much as they wanted.

Suppose grape pickers came to harvest your vines.

They would still leave a few grapes.

But you are facing horrible trouble!