Obadiah

Obadiah 1:8–9

8In that day, declares the LORD,

will I not destroy the wise men of Edom

and the men of understanding

in the mountains of Esau?

9Then your mighty men, O Teman,

will be terrified,

so that everyone in the mountains of Esau

will be cut down in the slaughter.

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Obadiah 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In thatהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will I notהֲל֛וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤יwə·ha·’ă·ḇaḏ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6 perish
the wiseחֲכָמִים֙ḥă·ḵā·mîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2450 wise
of Edomמֵֽאֱד֔וֹםmê·’ĕ·ḏō·wmPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
and the men of understandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הū·ṯə·ḇū·nāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
in the mountainsמֵהַ֥רmê·harPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau

Obadiah 1:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then your mighty menגִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָḡib·bō·w·re·ḵāAdjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty
O Temanתֵּימָ֑ןtê·mānNoun - proper - feminine singularH8487 Teman
will be terrifiedוְחַתּ֥וּwə·ḥat·tūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH2865 be shattered, dismayed
so thatלְמַ֧עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
everyoneאִ֛ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
in the mountainsמֵהַ֥רmê·harPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו‘ê·śāwNoun - proper - masculine singularH6215 Esau
will be cut downיִכָּֽרֶת־yik·kā·reṯ-Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
in the slaughterמִקָּֽטֶל׃miq·qā·ṭelPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH6993 slaughter

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Obadiah 1:8 Isaiah 29:14 · Job 5:12–14 · Psalm 33:10

Obadiah 1:9 Ezekiel 25:13 · Amos 1:12 · Isaiah 63:1–3 · Jeremiah 49:22 · Isaiah 34:5–8 · Genesis 36:11 · Job 2:11 · Jeremiah 49:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.