Obadiah 1:9

And 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Shall 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

10For thy chamas against thy brother Ya'akov, 1 bushah (shame) shall cover thee, 1 and thou shalt be cut off l'olam (for ever). 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a regel (foot) breadth; because I have given Mt Se'ir unto Esav for a yerushah (possession, inheritance).

Job 2:11Now when the three friends of Iyov heard of all this ra'ah that had come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temani, and Bildad the Shuchi, and Tzophar the Na'amati; for they had made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

Isaiah 19:16In that day shall Mitzrayim be like nashim; and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the yad Hashem Tzva'os, which He shaketh against it.

Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, 1 with crimson begadim (garments) from Botzrah? 1 This that is glorious in His apparel, 1 striding in the greatness of His ko'ach? 1 It is I, speaking in tzedakah, 1 mighty to save. 1

Jeremiah 49:20Therefore hear the etzat Hashem, that He hath planned against Edom; and His purposes, that He hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman; Surely the young ones of the tzon shall drag them away; surely He shall make their habitation desolate because of them.

Jeremiah 50:36A cherev is upon the diviners; + 50:36 false prophets who practice divination 1 and they shall become fools; 1 a cherev is upon her gibborim; 1 and they shall be dismayed. 1

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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