Obadiah

Obadiah 1:9–10

⁹Then your mighty men, O Teman,

will be terrified,

so that everyone in the mountains of Esau

will be cut down in the slaughter.

¹⁰Because of the violence against your brother Jacob,

you will be covered with shame

and cut off forever.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then your mighty men	גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָ	ḡib·bō·w·re·ḵā	Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
O Teman	תֵּימָ֑ן	tê·mān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8487 Teman
will be terrified	וְחַתּ֥וּ	wə·ḥat·tū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
so that	לְמַ֧עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
everyone	אִ֛ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in the mountains	מֵהַ֥ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	‘ê·śāw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6215 Esau
will be cut down	יִכָּֽרֶת־	yik·kā·reṯ-	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
in the slaughter	מִקָּֽטֶל׃	miq·qā·ṭel	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H6993 slaughter

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because of the violence	מֵחֲמַ֛ס	mê·ḥă·mas	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
against your brother	אָחִ֥יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
you will be covered	תְּכַסְּךָ֣	tə·ḵas·sə·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H3680 cover
with shame	בוּשָׁ֑ה	ḇū·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H955 shame
and cut off	וְנִכְרַ֖תָּ	wə·niḵ·ra·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
forever	לְעוֹלָֽם׃	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

Obadiah 1:10 Amos 1:11 · Genesis 27:41 · Malachi 1:3–4 · Psalm 137:7 · Psalm 89:45 · Ezekiel 35:9 · Numbers 20:14–21 · Ezekiel 35:5–7 · Jeremiah 49:17–20 · Genesis 27:11 · Ezekiel 25:12–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.