Obadiah 1:8
Will I not, on that day, declares the LORD, destroy the wise men from Edom and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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?
KJV1611 – Modern English
Shall I not in that day, says the LORD, even destroy the wise men from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Shall I not in that day,{H3117} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} destroy{H6} the wise{H2450} men out of Edom,{H123} and understanding{H8394} out of the mount{H2022} of Esau?{H6215}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Shall I not in that day{H3117}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}, even destroy{H6}{(H8689)} the wise{H2450} men out of Edom{H123}, and understanding{H8394} out of the mount{H2022} of Esau{H6215}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Shal not I at the same tyme destroye the wyse men of Edom, ad those that haue vnderstondinge, from the mount of Esau?
Geneva Bible (1560)
Shall not I in that day, saith the Lorde, euen destroy the wise men out of Edom, and vnderstanding from the mount of Esau?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Shal not I in that day, saide the lord, euen destroy the wise men out of Edom, and vnderstanding from the mount of Esau?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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?
Webster's Bible (1833)
"Won't I in that day," says Yahweh, "destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Is it not in that day -- an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?
American Standard Version (1901)
Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
American Standard Version (1901)
Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Will I not, in that day, says the Lord, take away the wise men out of Edom, and wisdom out of the mountain of Esau?
World English Bible (2000)
"Won't I in that day," says Yahweh, "destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
At that time,” the LORD says,“I will destroy the wise sages of Edom, the advisers from Esau’s mountain!
Referenced Verses
- Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish.
- Job 5:12-14 : 12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands achieve no success. 13 He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled. 14 They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.
- Ps 33:10 : 10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.
- Isa 19:3 : 3 The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.
- Isa 19:13-14 : 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. They have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone of its tribes. 14 The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.
- 1 Cor 3:19-20 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.' 20 And again, 'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.'
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Obad 1:9-102 verses86%
9 Your warriors, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau will be cut off by slaughter.
10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.
- Jer 49:7-82 verses82%
7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom become corrupted?
8 Flee! Turn back! Hide deep in the caves, O inhabitants of Dedan, for I will bring calamity upon Esau at the time of my punishment.
- Obad 1:6-72 verses81%
6 How Esau has been pillaged; his hidden treasures sought out!
7 All your allies have driven you to your border; those at peace with you have deceived you; they have prevailed against you. Those who eat your bread have set a trap under you—there is no understanding in him.
- Mal 1:3-42 verses77%
3 but Esau I have hated. I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and given his inheritance to the wild creatures of the desert.
4 Though Edom may say, 'We have been destroyed, but we will rebuild the ruins,' this is what the LORD of Hosts says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called 'The Wicked Land,' and 'The people the LORD is angry with forever.'
- Ezek 25:12-143 verses76%
12 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because Edom acted in revenge against the house of Judah and committed great guilt by taking vengeance on them,
13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off both man and beast from it. I will make it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan, and they will fall by the sword.
14 I will take my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to my anger and my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.
- Jer 49:16-205 verses76%
16 The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, holding the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.
17 Edom will become a desolation; everyone who passes by her will be appalled and hiss because of all her wounds.
18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.
19 Look, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a permanent pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me, and who can summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?
20 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that he has planned against Edom, and his purposes that he has devised against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away; he will make their pasture desolate because of them.
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10 But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he cannot hide. His descendants, brothers, and neighbors are destroyed, and he is no more.
- Amos 1:11-122 verses75%
11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'
12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
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18 The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble. They will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.
- Ezek 35:14-152 verses74%
14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will make you desolate.
15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel when it became desolate, so will I deal with you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, along with all of Edom—all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
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21 Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
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12 And the Lord said, 'It is because they have forsaken my law that I set before them; they have not obeyed My voice or walked according to it.'
- Num 24:18-192 verses73%
18 Edom will become a possession; Seir, his enemy, will also be a possession. But Israel will grow strong.
19 A ruler will come out of Jacob and will destroy the survivors of the city.
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8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord.
- Obad 1:1-22 verses72%
1 This is the vision of Obadiah: This is what the Lord GOD says concerning Edom—We have heard a message from the LORD, and a messenger has been sent among the nations: "Rise up, and let us rise against her for battle."
2 Behold, I have made you small among the nations; you are utterly despised.
- Ezek 35:7-82 verses72%
7 I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go.
8 I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.
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19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.'
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14 Therefore, I will again do extraordinary things with this people, with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise will perish, and the understanding of their discerning will vanish.
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2 Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.
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12 So that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by My name, declares the Lord who does this.
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7 therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.
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18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.
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15 The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.
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3 'I will cut off the ruler from its midst and kill all its officials with him,' declares the LORD.
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38 I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials from there, declares the LORD.
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9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.
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5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.
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19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why provoke disaster so that you and Judah will fall?
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20 In Jehoram's time, Edom rebelled against Judah's control and set up their own king.
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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken; women come and light them on fire. For this is a people without understanding; therefore, their Maker will not have compassion on them, and their Creator will not show them favor.
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3 Say, 'Mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD: This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains, the hills, the ravines, and the valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
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31 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are. Exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.
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9 And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch.
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5 For My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens. Behold, it will descend upon Edom, upon the people of My judgment, to bring justice.