Text: Obadiah 1
OT Text Referred to: Jeremiah 49:14
Subject: Bringing down the pride of Edom
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both Obadiah 1 and Jeremiah 49:14 report hearing a שְׁמוּעָה (shemu'ah, "message/report") from the LORD announcing that a צִיר (tsir, "envoy") has been dispatched among the nations to rally them against Edom. The shared vocabulary is nearly identical, indicating direct literary dependence. Both oracles target Edom's pride—dwelling in rock fortresses and claiming invulnerability—which Yahweh promises to bring low. This parallel demonstrates how the prophetic tradition maintained a consistent anti-Edom oracle tradition, with both prophets declaring that Edom's geographic security in the clefts of Sela would not protect her from divine judgment.