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עַֽד־הַגְּב֣וּל שִׁלְּח֗וּךָ כֹּ֚ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י בְרִיתֶ֔ךָ הִשִּׁיא֛וּךָ יָכְל֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֑ךָ לַחְמְךָ֗ יָשִׂ֤ימוּ מָזֹור֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ אֵ֥ין תְּבוּנָ֖ה בֹּֽו׃ (Obadiah 1:7) Up to the border they sent you all the men of your covenant they deceived you they prevailed against you the men of your peace your bread they set a snare beneath you there is no understanding in him. Obadiah 1:7 is part of a prophecy against Edom, describing betrayal by its allies. The verse employs perfect verbs to express completed actions with ongoing consequences, reinforcing the certainty of Edom’s downfall.… Learn Hebrew