Obadiah 1:8 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?

Scofield Notes

  • Edom(See Scofield "Gen 36:1").

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

  • Wise MenSee the chain from Genesis 41:8 · 4 links
  • Proud HumbledSee the chain from Job 9:13 · 11 links

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Isaiah 29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
  • Job 5:12–14 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. …
  • Psalms 33:10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
  • Isaiah 19:3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
  • Isaiah 19:13–14 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. …

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Topics

  • Edom Noted for its wise men
  • Esau Mount of Edom, called MOUNT OF ESAU

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • Edom(1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage,...
  • EsauHairy, Rebekah’s first-born twin son (Gen 25:25). The name of Edom, “red”, was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Shall I not in that day הֲלוֹא hălôʾ Negative · with question בַּיּוֹם bayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
  • saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • even destroy וְהַאֲבַדְתִּי wĕhaʾăbadtî אָבַד Verb · hiphil sequential perfect, first person common singular · with and
  • the wise חֲכָמִים ḥăkāmîm חָכָם Adjective · masculine plural
  • out of Edom מֵאֱדוֹם mēʾĕdôm אֱדֹם Proper name · with preposition
  • and understanding וּתְבוּנָה ûtĕbûnâ תָּבוּן Noun · feminine singular · with and
  • out of the mount מֵהַר mēhar הַר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of Esau עֵשָׂו ʿēśāw עֵשָׂו Proper name

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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