Obadiah 1 to Jeremiah 49:14-16

Later Text: Obadiah 1

OT Source(s): Jeremiah 49:14-16

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Direct Quotation

Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme — the fullest form of the shared Edom oracle (identical messenger formula, Edom made small, the deceiving pride of the rock-dwellers), one prophetic word sounding through two books; its convergent witness builds the Day-of-the-LORD theme in which Edom's humbling stands for the judgment of all the nations (Obadiah 15) and issues in the LORD's kingdom (Obadiah 21).

Significance: Obadiah 1 and Jeremiah 49:14-16 share nearly verbatim language describing a divine envoy sent among the nations to summon them against Edom: שְׁמוּעָה שָׁמַעְנוּ מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְצִיר בַּגּוֹיִם שֻׁלָּח (shemu'ah shama'nu me'et YHWH wetsir baggoyim shullach, "We have heard a message from the LORD; an envoy has been sent among the nations"). Both texts continue with Edom's pride and rock-dwelling arrogance. Jeremiah 49:15-16 adds detail about Edom's terror-inspiring reputation and self-deception, while Obadiah is more compressed. The scholarly consensus is that one prophet drew upon the other (or both drew from a common prophetic tradition against Edom), making this one of the clearest cases of direct prophetic quotation in the OT.

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