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Obadiah 1:16

ESV For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations shall drink continually; they shall drink and swallow, and shall be as though they had never been.
NIV Just as you drank on my holy hill, so all the nations will drink continually; they will drink and drink and be as if they had never been.
NASB For just as you drank on My holy mountain, All the nations will drink continually. They will drink to the last drop, And become as if they had never existed.
CSB As you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp down and be as though they had never been.
NLT Just as you swallowed up my people on my holy mountain, so you and the surrounding nations will swallow the punishment I pour out on you. Yes, all you nations will drink and stagger and disappear from history.
KJV For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
NKJV For as you drank on My holy mountain, So shall all the nations drink continually; Yes, they shall drink, and swallow, And they shall be as though they had never been.

What does Obadiah 1:16 mean?

In the Bible, judgment is often symbolized by drinking from a cup. It's possible that part of the "gloating" Edom did when Jerusalem was sacked included drinking and celebration (Obadiah 1:13). In this case, the imagery seems to be that of a people who are so unaware, and so drunk, that they drink themselves to death.

Old Testament prophecy sometimes refers to "the day of the Lord," which can mean several things. In some cases, it means some immediate, upcoming day of reckoning. In others, it's a reference to the return of Christ and the beginning of the millennial kingdom. In verse 16, the end-times destruction of these nations is predicted to be absolute. Not long after this prophecy, Edom was driven from their land. Centuries later, they were all but erased by Rome. Someday, all of the nations who reject God will be destroyed so completely, it will be as if they never existed at all (Revelation 19:15).
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