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Obadiah 1:8 Interlinear

“ Shall I not in that day saith the LORD even destroy the wise men out of Edom and understanding out of the mount of Esau”

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Obadiah 1 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הֲל֛וֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
2	בַּיּ֥וֹם	H3117	Shall I not in that day	a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
3	הַה֖וּא	H1931		he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
4	נְאֻם	H5002	saith	an oracle
5	יְהוָ֑ה	H3068	the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
6	וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י	H6	even destroy	properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
7	חֲכָמִים֙	H2450	the wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
8	מֵֽאֱד֔וֹם	H123	men out of Edom	edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
9	וּתְבוּנָ֖ה	H8394	and understanding	intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
10	מֵהַ֥ר	H2022	out of the mount	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
11	עֵשָֽׂו׃	H6215	of Esau	esav, a son of isaac, including his posterity

Obadiah 1:8 (current) Shall I not in that day saith the LORD even destroy the wise men out of Edom and understanding out of the mount of Esau