Obadiah 1:8

Shall I not in that day, saith Hashem, 1 even destroy the chachamim (wise men) out of Edom, 1 and understanding out of the Har Esav? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

7All the men of thy alliance 1 have forced thee and brought thee even to the border; 1 the anshei shlomecha (the men that were at peace with thee) have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; 1 they that eat thy lechem (bread) 1 have laid a mazor (net, trap) under thee; 1 there is none detecting it. 1

9And thy gibborim (mighty men), O Teman, shall be dismayed and lose courage, 1 to the end that every one of the Har Esav 1 may be cut off by slaughter. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 33:10Hashem annuls the atzat Goyim (plan of the Goyim); 1 He foils the machsh'vot Amim (schemes of the peoples). 1

Isaiah 19:11Surely the sarim of Tzoan are fools, 1 the etzah (advice) of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become senseless; 1 how say ye unto Pharaoh, 1 I am the Ben Chachamim, 1 the Ben Malchei Kedem? 1

Isaiah 19:13The sarim of Tzoan are become fools, 1 the sarim of Noph are deceived; 1 they have also led Mitzrayim astray, 1 even they that are the mainstay of the tribes thereof. 1

1 Corinthians 3:19For the chochmah (wisdom) of Olam Hazeh is narrishkait (foolishness) with Hashem. For it has been written, LOCHED CHACHAMIM BE'ARMAM (He catches the wise in their own craftiness). + 3:19 Job 5:13

Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:2-10

The Doom of Edom. ( b. c. 587.) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord , and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt… Read the whole commentary →

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