8Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau ?


In Context

5 If thieves had gone in to thee, if robbers by night, how wouldst thou have held thy peace? would they not have stolen till they had enough ? if the grapegatherers had come in to thee, would they not have left thee at the least a cluster?

6 How have they searched Esau, how have they sought out his hidden things?

7 They have sent thee out even to the border: all the men of thy confederacy have deceived thee: the men of thy peace have prevailed against thee: they that eat with thee shall lay snares under thee: there is no wisdom in him.

8 Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau ?

9 And thy valiant men of the south shall be afraid, that man may be cut off from the mount of Esau.

10 For the slaughter, and for the iniquity against thy brother Jacob, confusion shall cover thee, and thou shalt perish for ever.

Obadiah 1:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:8"In that day," declares the Lord , "will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8|Won't I in that day,| says Yahweh, |destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:8Is 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?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:8Shall I not in that day, said the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?