Obadiah 1:6 (GNV)

Passage

Howe are the things of Esau sought vp, and his treasures searched?

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:4 Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and make thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, sayth the Lord.

Obadiah 1:5 Came theeues to thee or robbers by night? howe wast thou brought to silence? woulde they not haue stolen, til they had ynough? if the grape gatherers came to thee, woulde they not leaue some grapes?

Obadiah 1:6 Howe are the things of Esau sought vp, and his treasures searched?

Obadiah 1:7 All the men of thy confederacie haue driuen thee to ye borders: the men that were at peace with thee, haue deceiued thee, and preuailed against thee: they that eate thy bread, haue laid a wound vnder thee: there is none vnderstanding in him.

Obadiah 1:8 Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, euen destroy the wise men out of Edom, and vnderstanding from the mount of Esau?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howe", "things", "esau", "sought", "treasures", and "searched". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howe" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Came theeues to thee or robbers by..." into verse 7's "All the men of thy confederacie haue...", so "howe" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Obadiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "howe" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.