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- Yahweh continues giving Obadiah his message to Edom.
- if robbers by night - "or if robbers came during the night"
- robbers - people who steal things by being violent to other people
- how are you cut off - Yahweh adds this phrase in the middle of another sentence to express that the punishment of Edom is shocking. AT: "ah, you are completely destroyed." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
- would they only steal enough for themselves - AT: "They would only steal enough for themselves." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion)
- How Esau has been ransacked, and his hidden treasures sought out - AT: "Ah, enemies have searched Esau; they have looked for his hidden treasure." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_activepassive)
- ransacked - searching for things in order to steal them