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Will I not,הֲלוֹאon that day,בַּיּוֹם הַהוּאdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH,יְהוָהdestroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּיthe wiseחֲכָמִיםfrom Edom,מֵאֱדוֹםand understandingוּתְבוּנָהfrom the mountainמֵהַרof Esau?עֵשָׂו
Obadiah 1:8
Study it in the app“Will I not, on that day, declares YHWH, destroy the wise from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Obadiah 1:8, word by word
- on that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” 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- destroyהַאֲבַדְתִּיhaavadti
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “haavadti” appears- the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- from Edomאֱדוֹםedom
Edom
See it on the mapWhere else “edom” appears- and understandingתְבוּנָהtevuna
understanding
Understanding: the ability to understand and to find the right way.
Where else “tevuna” appears- from the mountainהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- of Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears
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
7To the border they have sent you, all the men of your covenant; they have deceived you, they have prevailed against you, the men of your peace; those who eat your bread will set a trap under you. There is no understanding in him.
8 · This verse (above)
9And your mighty men will be dismayed, Teman, so that every man will be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.