Obadiah 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:4 If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Obadiah 1:5 If thieves have come in to thee, If spoilers of the night, How hast thou been cut off! Do they not steal their sufficiency? If gatherers have come in to thee, Do they not leave gleanings?

Obadiah 1:6 How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,

Obadiah 1:7 Unto the border sent thee have all thine allies, Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee, have thy friends, Thy bread they make a snare under thee, There is no understanding in him!

Obadiah 1:8 Is it not in that day--an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "If thieves have come in to thee..." into verse 7's "Unto the border sent thee have all...", so "hath" and "esau" 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 "hath" and "esau" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.