Obadiah 1:16 Meaning
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.
Context Explained
14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
15For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16For 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.
17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Revelation 14:10
Both verses discuss the consequences of actions against God, reflecting judgment.
Isaiah 51:22
This verse also speaks of God's judgment on nations, similar to the themes in Obadiah.
Jeremiah 25:15
This verse echoes the theme of nations drinking the cup of God's wrath, akin to Obadiah's message.
Source: Obadiah 1:16