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Concerning Edom.לֶאֱדוֹםThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתIs there noהַאֵיןmoreעוֹדwisdomחָכְמָהin Teman?בְּתֵימָןCounselעֵצָהhas perishedאָבְדָהfrom the discerning;מִבָּנִיםtheir wisdomחָכְמָתָםhas decayed.נִסְרְחָה
Jeremiah 49:7
Study it in the app“Concerning Edom. Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: Is there no more wisdom in Teman? Counsel has perished from the discerning; their wisdom has decayed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 49:7, word by word
- Concerning Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- in Temanתֵימָןteman
Teman
Teman, a grandson of Esau; later a region of Edom. It means "the south".
Where else “teman” appears- Counselעֵצָהetsa
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “etsa” appears- has perishedאָבְדָהavda
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avda” appears- from the discerningבָּנִיםbanim
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “banim” appears- has decayedנִסְרְחָהnisrcha
decay
To go bad.
Where else “nisrcha” appears
Translation note
49:7-16 has words very close to Obadiah 1-9.
Places in this verse
Edom
Today: southern Jordan and the southern Negev
A mountain region south of the Dead Sea, in what is now southwest Jordan.
The Edomites came from Esau, Jacob's brother (Gen 36:1). Edom would not let Israel pass through its land (Num 20:14-21).
The context
6But afterward I will bring back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, declares YHWH.
7 · This verse (above)
8Flee, turn back, go down deep to dwell, inhabitants of Dedan! For the calamity of Esau I bring upon him, the time that I punish him.