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חֲזֹ֖ון עֹֽבַדְיָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֜ה לֶאֱדֹ֗ום שְׁמוּעָ֨ה שָׁמַ֜עְנוּ מֵאֵ֤ת יְהוָה֙ וְצִיר֙ בַּגֹּויִ֣ם שֻׁלָּ֔ח ק֛וּמוּ וְנָק֥וּמָה עָלֶ֖יהָ לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (Obadiah 1:4) In this verse from Ovadyah 1:4, we find a prophetic announcement that begins with divine revelation and ends with human mobilization. The prophet speaks on behalf of God, delivering a message not only to Edom but through it — as if the nations themselves are being summoned to war by a decree they did not hear but must obey. The phrase that stands at the heart of this passage is: שְׁמוּעָה שָׁמַעְנוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְצִיר בַּגֹּויִם שֻׁלָּח “A report we have heard from the Lord, and a messenger among the nations has been sent.”… Learn Hebrew