King James Version
Obadiah 1:8 in the King James Version says “Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Es...” — study this verse from Obadiah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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?”
Obadiah 1:8 · KJV
How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!
All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him. that were: Heb. of thy peace they: Heb. the men of thy bread in him: or, of it
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?
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“Shall I not in that day”
H3117a 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
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
“even destroy”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“men out of Edom”
H123edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
“and understanding”
H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
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