King James Version

Obadiah 1:10

For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

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מֵחֲמַ֛סmechamasfrom violenceחָמָסpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from violence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.אָחִ֥יךָachikhabrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.יַעֲקֹ֖בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.תְּכַסְּךָ֣tekhaskhacoverכָּסָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, an unfinished actionH3680properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).בוּשָׁ֑הvushahshameבּוּשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “shame”, the ordinary formH955shameshame.וְנִכְרַ֖תָּvenikhrataand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and covenant”, a completed action in a sequenceH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the violence done to thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

For slaughter, for violence [to] thy brother Jacob, Cover thee doth shame, And thou hast been cut off — to the age.

World English Bible

For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

Darby Translation

Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

Douay-Rheims

For the slaughter, and for the iniquity against thy brother Jacob, confusion shall cover thee, and thou shalt perish for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the violence done to thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Because of the slaughter and the sin committed against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διὰ τὴν σφαγὴν, καὶ τὴν ἀσέβειαν ἀδελφοῦ σου Ἰακὼβ, καλύψει σε αἰσχύνη, καὶ ἐξαρθήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.