The Meaning of Obadiah 1:6 Explained

Obadiah 1:6

KJV: How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

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

Darby: How is Esau searched! his hidden things sought out!

ASV: How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!

KJV Reverse Interlinear

How are [the things] of Esau  searched out!  [how] are his hidden  things sought up! 

What does Obadiah 1:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Obadiah 1

1  The destruction of Edom,
3  for their pride,
10  and for their wrong unto Jacob
17  The salvation and victory of Jacob

What do the individual words in Obadiah 1:6 mean?

Oh how shall be searched out Esau [How] shall be sought after his hidden treasures
אֵ֚יךְ ! נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ עֵשָׂ֔ו ! נִבְע֖וּ מַצְפֻּנָֽיו

אֵ֚יךְ  Oh  how 
Parse: Interjection
Root: אֵיךְ 
Sense: how? interj.
! נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ  shall  be  searched  out 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: חָפַשׂ  
Sense: to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself.
עֵשָׂ֔ו  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
! נִבְע֖וּ  [How]  shall  be  sought  after 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּעָה 
Sense: to seek out, swell, cause to swell, boil up, enquire.
מַצְפֻּנָֽיו  his  hidden  treasures 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַצְפֹּון  
Sense: hidden treasure, treasure.