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Obadiah 5-8 (JDV)

Obadiah 1:5 If thieves came to you, if destroyers by night — how ravaged you would be! — wouldn’t they steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn’t they leave some things to glean?
Obadiah 1:6 How Esau will be turned inside-out, his hidden treasures discovered!
Obadiah 1:7 Everyone who has a treaty with you will drive you to the border; everyone at peace with you will deceive and conquer you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you. He will be unaware of it.
Obadiah 1:8 In that day — this is Yahveh’s declaration — will I not eliminate the wise ones of Edom and those who understand from the hill country of Esau?

cleaned out

Edom will be attacked in such a way as to leave them nothing to start over again with. They will be cleaned out — nothing left. Such is the threat to those who oppose God and his people. Jesus says that those thrown into hell will be destroyed body and soul. There will be nothing left. God does not promise eternal life to the wicked even in misery. He promises permanent destruction.