Obadiah 1 · Verse 9

Obadiah 1:9

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.
Obadiah 1:9, King James Version

Obadiah 1:9 in other translations

BSBThen your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
WEBYour mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.
ASVAnd thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
YLTAnd broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off.
DARBYAnd thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.
BBEAnd your men of war, O Teman, will be overcome with fear, so that every one of them may be cut off from the mountain of Esau.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Obadiah 1:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. cut off by slaughter--Maurer translates, "on account of the slaughter," namely, that inflicted on Judea by Edom (compare Ob 14). The Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate connect these words with Ob 10, "for the slaughter, for the violence (of which thou art guilty) against thy brother Jacob." English Version, "cut off by slaughter" (that is, an utter cutting off), answers well to "cut off for ever" (Ob 10). However, the arrangement of the Septuagint gives a better parallelism in Ob 10. "For the slaughter" (1) being balanced in just retribution by "thou shalt be cut off for ever" (4); as "For thy violence (not so bad as slaughter) against thy brother Jacob" (2) is balanced by "shame (not so bad as being cut off) shall cover thee" (3). Shame and extinction shall repay violence and slaughter (Mt 26:52; Re 13:10). Compare as to Edom's violence, Psa 137:7; Eze 25:12; Am 1:11.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Thy mighty men, O Teman - This was one of the strongest places in Idumea; and is put here, as in Amo 1:2, and elsewhere, for Idumea itself. Mount of Esau - Mount Seir.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Obadiah 1:1-16

This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the prediction of the success of that war; Edom shall be spoiled, and brought down. All the enemies of God's church shall be disappointed in the things they stay themselves on. God can easily lay those low who magnify and exalt…

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Obadiah 1:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.Tuand they will be dismayedH2865
גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָgi.bo.Rei.khawarriors yourH1368
תֵּימָ֑ןtei.ManO TemanH8487
לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יִכָּֽרֶת\־yi.ka.ret-he may be cut offH3772
אִ֛ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
מֵהַ֥רme.Harfrom [the] mountain ofH2022
עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavEsauH6215
מִקָּֽטֶל\׃mi.Ka.telfrom slaughterH6993

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Obadiah 1:9

  • Ezekiel 25:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

  • Isaiah 63:1-3

    Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

  • Amos 1:12

    But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.

  • Jeremiah 49:22

    Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

  • Isaiah 34:5-8

    For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

  • Genesis 36:11

    And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

  • Jeremiah 49:7

    Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

  • Job 2:11

    Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

  • Obadiah 1:21

    And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

  • Jeremiah 50:36-37

    A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:45

    And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

  • Isaiah 19:16-17

    In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it. And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy.
Ps 76:5,6; Isa 19:16,17; Jer 49:22; 50:36,37; Am 2:16; Na 3:13
O.
Ge 36:11; Job 2:11; Jer 49:7,20; Eze 25:13; Am 1:12
every.
Isa 34:5-8; 63:1-3
mount.
21; De 2:5

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Context

  • Obadiah 1:8

    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?

  • Obadiah 1:9

    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.

  • Obadiah 1:10

    For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

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Obadiah 1:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tus valientes, oh Temán, serán quebrantados; porque todo hombre será talado del monte de Esaú por el estrago.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tes hommes forts, ô Théman, seront terrifiés, afin que chacun soit retranché de la montagne d’Ésaü par le carnage.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und deine Helden, Teman, werden verzagen, auf daß jedermann vom Gebirge Esaus ausgerottet werde durch Ermordung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et timebunt fortes tui a meridie, ut intereat vir de monte Esau.