Obadiah 1:9 · Young's Literal Translation
Obadiah 1:9 in the Original Hebrew
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Obadiah 1:9 in Other Translations
| KJV | 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. |
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| WEB | Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. |
| ASV | And 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. |
| YLT | And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off. |
| WBT | 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. |
| DBY | And 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. |
Commentary on Obadiah 1:9
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John Gill · Obadiah 1:9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed,.... Teman was one part of the country of Edom, so called from Teman, a son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau, Gen 36:11; and which it seems had been famous for men of might and courage: it abounded with brave officers, and courageous soldiers, who should now be quite dispirited, and have no heart to go out against the enemy; and, instead of defending their country, should throw away their arms, and run away in a fright. The Targum and Vulgate Latin version render it,
"thy mighty men that inhabit the south;''
or are on the south, the southern part of Edom, and so lay farthest off from the Chaldeans, who came from the north; yet these should be at once intimidated upon the rumour of their approach and invasion:
to the end that even one of the mount of Esau may be cut by slaughter; that so there might be none to resist and stop the enemy, or defend their country; but that all might fall by the sword of the enemy, and none be left, even every mighty man, as Jarchi interprets it, through the greatness of the slaughter that should be made.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Obadiah 1:9
cut off by slaughter--MAURER translates, "on account of the slaughter," namely, that inflicted on Judea by Edom (compare ). The Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate connect these words with , "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" (). However, the arrangement of the Septuagint gives a better parallelism in . "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 (; ). Compare as to Edom's violence, ; ; .
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Questions about Obadiah 1:9
What does Obadiah 1:9 say?
Obadiah 1:9 in the Young's Literal Translation reads: “And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off.” Read it in the full context of Obadiah 1, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Obadiah 1:9 found in the Bible?
Obadiah 1:9 is in the book of Obadiah, chapter 1, verse 9, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Obadiah 1:9 shown in?
This is the Young's Literal Translation (YLT), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Obadiah 1:9 in the table on this page.
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.