Obadiah 1:8

“Will I not on that day,” says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men from Edom and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?

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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 your alliance will send you on your way to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. They who eat your bread have set a trap under you. There is no understanding in him.

9Your mighty men will be dismayed, Teman, so that every man may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:10Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; 1 he overrules the plans of the peoples. 1

Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become senseless. 1 How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of wise men, a son of ancient kings?” 1

Isaiah 19:13The princes of Zoan have become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have made Egypt go astray, who are the cornerstones of her tribes. + 19:13 Instead of Memphis , some versions have Noph , the Hebrew name for the same city in Egypt. 1

1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, 1 “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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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