Obadiah 1:8

Obadiah 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)“In that day,” declares the Lord, “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will I not on that day, declares the Lord, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of Mount Esau?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Will I not in that day,” says the Lord, “Even destroy the wise men from Edom, And understanding from the mountains of Esau?

Context of Obadiah 1:8

6But people will take everything from Esau's people (also called Edom). They will even take the valuable things that you hide. 7People who have helped you to fight will push you out from your country. They will tell you what is not true. You will believe them. They will be stronger than you because you will believe their words. They will make a trap for you.’ The Lord says, ‘Some men in Edom know what is right. But, at that time, I will kill them. Some men in the mountains know what is good. (These are the mountains where Esau's people live.) But I will kill those men. 9There are men from Teman city that fight. But I will make them afraid. Esau's people live in the mountains. And everyone there will die. 10This will happen because you were cruel to your brother Jacob (the people in Israel). God will make you ashamed because of this and you will die.

Obadiah 1:8 word by word

הֲל֛וֹא בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא נְאֻם יְהוָ֑ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י חֲכָמִים֙ מֵֽאֱד֔וֹם וּתְבוּנָ֖ה מֵהַ֥ר עֵשָֽׂו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shall I not in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• even destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• the wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• out of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123
• and understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• out of the mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · (Mount) EsauH6215

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:8

• Job 5:12He stops the ideas of clever people. They cannot do what they want to do.
• Psalms 33:10Nations decide what they want to do, but the Lord causes their plans to be useless.
• Isaiah 19:3The Egyptians will become afraid, so that they do not know what to do. They will ask for help from their idols. They will ask the spirits of dead people to tell them what to do. They will ask magicians to talk to those spirits on their behalf.
• Isaiah 29:14So now I will surprise these people again. I will surprise them with great miracles! Wise people will not seem wise any more. Clever people will no longer seem to be clever.’
• 1 Corinthians 3:19People in this world think that some people are wise. But God thinks that those wise people are fools. It says in the Bible: ‘God causes the clever thoughts of wise people to confuse them.’

Commentaries on Obadiah 1:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Shall I not - destroy the wise men - It appears, from Jeremiah 49:7, that the Edomites were remarkable for wisdom, counsel, and prudence. See on the above place.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Shall I not in that day even destroy the wise out of Edom? - It was then no common, no recoverable, loss of wisdom, for God, the Author of wisdom, had destroyed it. The pagan had a proverb, “whom God willeth to destroy, he first dements.” So Isaiah foretells of Judah Isaiah 29:14, “The wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent shall be hid.” Edom was celebrated of old for its wisdom. Eliphaz, the chief of Job‘s friends, the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8In that day: The Hebrew word yom, meaning “day,” appears 12 times in Obadiah 1:8–15. It is often translated as “when” or “at that time.” The time mentioned in Obadiah 1:8 marks the start of the end, when God intervenes to change the fate of his people. wise men … men of understanding: Edom was proud of its wisdom tradition (see Jeremiah 49:7). For instance, the book of Job takes place in Edomite land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Is 49:7; compare Job 5:12, 13; Is 19:3; Jr 19:7). in that day ... even destroy--Heretofore Edom, through its intercourse with Babylon and Egypt, and from its means of information through the many caravans passing to and fro between Europe and India, has been famed for knowledge; but in that day at last ("even") I will destroy its wise men. mount of Esau--that is, Idumea, which was a mountainous region.Read the comment

Topics related to Obadiah 1:8

• Edom
• Esau

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Esau
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Wise men
• That Day
• Teman
• Eliphaz (2)
• Job, Book of
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Obadiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings