Obadiah 1:9

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Your warriors, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone from the mountain of Esau will be cut off by slaughter.

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  • Gen 36:11 : 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
  • Amos 1:12 : 12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
  • Jer 49:22 : 22 Behold, an eagle will come up and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. On that day, the hearts of Edom's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  • Ezek 25:13 : 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.
  • Job 2:11 : 11 Now when Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had come upon him, each of them came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come and show him sympathy and comfort.
  • Isa 34:5-8 : 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. 6 The sword of the Lord is filled with blood; it is fat with the fat of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 7 And wild oxen will fall with them, and young bulls with strong ones. Their land will drink its fill of blood, and their soil will be enriched with fat. 8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
  • Isa 63:1-3 : 1 Who is this coming from Edom, with garments stained red from Bozrah? This one, splendid in his clothing, striding forward in the greatness of his strength. "It is I, proclaiming righteousness, mighty to save." 2 Why are your clothes red, and your garments like those of someone who treads in a winepress? 3 "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the nations, no one was with me. I trampled them in my anger and crushed them in my wrath; their lifeblood splattered my garments, and I stained all my clothing."
  • Jer 49:7 : 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?
  • Jer 49:20 : 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.
  • Ps 76:5-6 : 5 You are radiant and majestic, more excellent than the mountains of prey. 6 The valiant ones were plundered; they slept their final sleep, and none of the warriors could lift their hands.
  • Isa 19:16-17 : 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with fear before the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, which He raises against them. 17 The land of Judah will terrify Egypt, and everyone in Egypt who hears the mention of it will be gripped with fear because of the plan of the LORD of Hosts, which He is devising against them.
  • Deut 2:5 : 5 Do not provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you even a footstep of their land, because I have given Mount Seir as a possession to Esau.'
  • 1 Chr 1:45 : 45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
  • Jer 50:36-37 : 36 A sword is against her diviners, and they will act foolishly. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be shattered. 37 A sword is against her horses and her chariots, and against all the mixed multitude in her midst. They will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be plundered.
  • Amos 2:16 : 16 Even the bravest of warriors will flee naked on that day,' declares the LORD.
  • Obad 1:21 : 21 Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
  • Nah 3:13 : 13 Look, your people are like women within you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies, and fire has consumed your bars.

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  • Obad 1:6-8
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    6How Esau has been pillaged; his hidden treasures sought out!

    7All 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.

    8Will I not, on that day, declares the LORD, destroy the wise men from Edom and understanding from the mountain of Esau?

  • 10Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

  • Jer 49:7-8
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    7Concerning 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?

    8Flee! Turn back! Hide deep in the caves, O inhabitants of Dedan, for I will bring calamity upon Esau at the time of my punishment.

  • Jer 49:16-21
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    16The 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.

    17Edom will become a desolation; everyone who passes by her will be appalled and hiss because of all her wounds.

    18As 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.

    19Look, 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?

    20Therefore, 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.

    21At the sound of their downfall, the earth will tremble; their cry will be heard at the Red Sea.

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    12This 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,

    13Therefore 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.

    14I 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.

  • Amos 1:11-12
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    11Thus 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.'

    12So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.

  • 15The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.

  • 10But 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.

  • Obad 1:17-19
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    17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.

    18The 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.

    19People from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

  • 15As 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.

  • Ezek 35:7-8
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    7I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go.

    8I 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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    18Edom will become a possession; Seir, his enemy, will also be a possession. But Israel will grow strong.

    19A ruler will come out of Jacob and will destroy the survivors of the city.

  • 4Though 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.'

  • 21Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

  • 25Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

  • 9On that day, declares the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and destroy your chariots.

  • 19You 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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    1This 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."

    2Behold, I have made you small among the nations; you are utterly despised.

  • 29Edom is there with her kings and all her princes, who despite their might, are laid with those killed by the sword. They will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit.

  • Hos 10:14-15
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    14the roar of battle will rise against your people, and all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman destroyed Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces with their children.

    15Thus it will happen to you, Bethel, because of your great wickedness. At dawn, the king of Israel will be completely cut off.

  • 2The glory of Moab is no more! In Heshbon, a plan for disaster was made against her: 'Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' Even Madmen will be silenced; the sword will follow you.

  • 10You have indeed defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant. Be content with your glory and stay at home. Why bring disaster on yourself and Judah as well?'

  • 5For My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens. Behold, it will descend upon Edom, upon the people of My judgment, to bring justice.

  • 9And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch.

  • 9These are the descendants of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

  • 10All the sinners of My people will die by the sword, those who say, 'Disaster shall not overtake or confront us.'

  • 10I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder in horror over you when I brandish my sword before them. They will tremble every moment, each for their lives, on the day of your downfall.

  • 2The scatterer has come against your face. Guard the fortress, watch the road, strengthen your loins, muster all your strength!

  • 15Whoever is found will be pierced through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.

  • 15These are the chiefs among Esau’s descendants: the sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

  • 3Say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate wasteland.'

  • 12So that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by My name, declares the Lord who does this.