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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/obadiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Your warriors, Teman, will be terrified, and everyone in Esau&#8217s mountains will be cut down in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/obadiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The mightiest warriors of Teman will be terrified, and everyone on the mountains of Edom will be cut down in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/obadiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman, so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thy mighty <i>men</i>, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/obadiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau May be cut off by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/obadiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then your warriors will be filled with terror, Teman, So that everyone will be eliminated from the mountain of Esau by murder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman, So that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman, In order that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/obadiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman, So that each one may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/obadiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And your mighty men shall be dismayed <i>and</i> demoralized, O Teman, So that everyone from the mountain of Esau may be cut off in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/obadiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teman, your warriors will be terrified so that everyone from the hill country of Esau will be destroyed by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/obadiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Teman, your warriors will be terrified so that everyone from the hill country of Esau will be destroyed by slaughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/obadiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/obadiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Warriors from the city of Teman will be terrified, and you descendants of Esau will be wiped out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/obadiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/obadiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Teman, your warriors will be terrified. Everyone on Esau's mountain will be slaughtered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/obadiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The fighting men of Teman will be terrified, and every soldier in Edom will be killed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/obadiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Teman, our mighty soldiers will be dismayed, so that every man from Esau's Mountain will be slaughtered." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/obadiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/obadiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your warriors will be shattered, O Teman, so that everyone will be destroyed from Esau's mountain! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/obadiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/obadiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/obadiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/obadiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your mighty ones have been broken down, O Teman, "" So that everyone of the mountain of Esau is cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/obadiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/obadiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thy strong ones were terrified, O Teman, so that each shall be cut off from mount Esau from slaughter.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/obadiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thy valiant men of the south shall be afraid, that man may be cut off from the mount of Esau. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/obadiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And your strong from the Meridian will be afraid, so that man may perish from the mount of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/obadiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Teman, your warriors will be terror-stricken, so that everyone on Mount Esau will be cut down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/obadiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your warriors shall be shattered, O Teman, so that everyone from Mount Esau will be cut off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/obadiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And your mighty men, O Teman, shall be plundered, so that every man from mount Esau may perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/obadiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your mighty men shall be plundered, Tayman, and the man shall be cut off from the Mountain of Esau<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/obadiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/obadiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thy warriors from Thaeman shall be dismayed, to the end that man may be cut off from the mount of Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/obadiah/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/piuamfDBCtM?start=93" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">The Destruction of Edom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1368.htm" title="1368: ḡib·bō·w·re·ḵā (Adj-mpc:: 2ms) -- Strong, mighty. Or gibbor; intensive from the same as geber; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant.">Then your mighty men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8487.htm" title="8487: tê·mān (N-proper-fs) -- Or Teman; the same as teyman; Teman, the name of two Edomites, and of the region and descendant of one of them.">O Teman,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm" title="2865: wə·ḥat·tū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either by violence, or by confusion and fear.">will be terrified,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: mê·har (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: ‘ê·śāw (N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">of Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·reṯ- (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">will be cut down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6993.htm" title="6993: miq·qā·ṭel (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Slaughter. From qatal; a violent death.">in the slaughter.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Jeremiah 49:22</a></span><br />Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / 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 wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-2.htm">Ezekiel 35:2-15</a></span><br />“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. / I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a></span><br />Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm">Isaiah 21:11-12</a></span><br />This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-21.htm">Jeremiah 25:21</a></span><br />Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.</p><p class="hdg">thy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Psalm 76:5,6</a></b></br> The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16,17</a></b></br> In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Jeremiah 49:22</a></b></br> Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.</p><p class="hdg">O.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-11.htm">Genesis 36:11</a></b></br> And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11</a></b></br> Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7,20</a></b></br> Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; <i>Is</i> wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? … </p><p class="hdg">every.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a></b></br> For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-3</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this <i>that is</i> glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save… </p><p class="hdg">mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/obadiah/1-21.htm">Obadiah 1:21</a></b></br> And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5</a></b></br> Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau <i>for</i> a possession.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/joel/1-18.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/amos/9-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/36-18.htm">Esau's</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/amos/6-7.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/hosea/9-13.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/amos/1-12.htm">Teman</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">War</a> <a href="/amos/2-16.htm">Warriors</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/john/14-27.htm">Dismayed</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">End</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/genesis/25-26.htm">Esau's</a> <a href="/jonah/1-4.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/micah/2-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/jonah/2-7.htm">Overcome</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Teman</a> <a href="/jonah/1-10.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">War</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Warriors</a><div class="vheading2">Obadiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">The destruction of Edom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">for their pride,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">and for their wrong unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">The salvation and victory of Jacob.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/obadiah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/obadiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/obadiah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified</b><br>Teman was a prominent city in Edom, known for its wise men and warriors. The reference to "mighty men" highlights the strength and valor traditionally associated with Edom's military. However, the prophecy indicates that even these formidable warriors will be overcome with fear. This serves as a stark contrast to their usual confidence and suggests a divine intervention that renders human strength ineffective. The terror of the mighty men signifies the impending judgment and the futility of relying on human power against God's will. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Isaiah 13:7-8</a>, where the hearts of warriors melt in fear during God's judgment.<p><b>so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter</b><br>The "mountains of Esau" refer to the rugged terrain of Edom, which was the ancestral home of Esau, Jacob's brother. This geographical reference underscores the totality of the judgment, as it encompasses the entire region associated with Edom. The phrase "cut down in the slaughter" indicates a complete and devastating defeat, leaving no survivors. This reflects the severity of God's judgment against Edom for their pride and hostility towards Israel. The imagery of slaughter is reminiscent of other prophetic judgments, such as in <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13-22</a>, where Edom's downfall is similarly foretold. The prophecy serves as a warning of the consequences of enmity against God's chosen people and the ultimate triumph of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region or city in Edom, often associated with wisdom and might. It is named after one of Esau's descendants and is known for its strong warriors.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mighty_men.htm">Mighty Men</a></b><br>Refers to the warriors or strong men of Edom, particularly those from Teman, who are renowned for their strength and valor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains_of_esau.htm">Mountains of Esau</a></b><br>This refers to the mountainous region inhabited by the descendants of Esau, also known as Edom. It symbolizes the entire nation of Edom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/slaughter.htm">Slaughter</a></b><br>This event signifies the impending judgment and destruction that will come upon Edom due to their pride and violence against their brother nation, Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/obadiah.htm">Obadiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message of judgment against Edom. His name means "servant of Yahweh."<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Edom's pride led to their downfall. Pride can blind us to our vulnerabilities and lead to our destruction. We must remain humble before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_brotherhood.htm">The Importance of Brotherhood</a></b><br>Edom's betrayal of Israel, their brother nation, highlights the importance of maintaining familial and communal relationships. We should strive for peace and reconciliation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment on Edom demonstrates His control over nations and history. We can trust in His justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_strength.htm">The Futility of Earthly Strength</a></b><br>The mighty men of Teman were unable to save Edom. Earthly strength and wisdom are futile without God's favor and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the prophecy is one of judgment, it serves as a call to repentance. We should seek God's mercy and strive to align our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_obadiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Obadiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_came_from_teman'_mean.htm">What does "God came from Teman" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_'hate'_esau_in_malachi.htm">In Malachi 1:2-3, how can God 'hate' Esau while also being a loving deity in other scriptures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_hate_esau_from_birth.htm">Romans 9:13: How can a loving God claim to hate Esau from birth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_obadiah_1_18_conflict_with_edomite_history.htm">How does Obadiah 1:18 align with or conflict against evidence of Edomite survival or assimilation in later history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/obadiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Teman;</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">οἱ ἐκ</span> <span class="greek">Θαιμάν</span>, "those from Thaeman;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">a</span> <span class="accented">meridic</span>, taking the word as an appellative; so the Chaldee. The southern district of Idumea was so called (see note on Amos 1:12). One of Job's friends, and the cleverest of them, was a Temanite (<a href="/job/2-11.htm">Job 2:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">To the end that.</span> This judicial blindness is inflicted in order that all may perish. <span class="cmt_word">By slaughter.</span> Murder at the hands of the enemy. The LXX., Vulgate, and Syriac connect these words with the following verse. But the Masoretic punctuation, as in the Anglican Version, is doubtless correct (see Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/obadiah/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then your mighty men,</span><br /><span class="heb">גִבּוֹרֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḡib·bō·w·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1368.htm">Strong's 1368: </a> </span><span class="str2">Powerful, warrior, tyrant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Teman,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּימָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(tê·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8487.htm">Strong's 8487: </a> </span><span class="str2">Teman -- a northern district of Edom, also an Edomite chief</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be terrified,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַתּ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥat·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֧עַן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֛ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(mê·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵשָׂ֖ו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cut down</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּֽרֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·reṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the slaughter.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקָּֽטֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qā·ṭel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6993.htm">Strong's 6993: </a> </span><span class="str2">A violent death</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">OT Prophets: Obadiah 1:9 Your mighty men Teman will be dismayed (Obad. 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