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“And your mighty men shall be dismayed and demoralized, O [a]Teman,
So that everyone from the mountain of Esau may be cut off in the slaughter.

Edom Denounced

10 
“Because of the violence you did against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you [completely],
And you shall be cut off forever.
11 
“On the day that [Jerusalem was destroyed] you stood aloof [from your brother Jacob]—
On the day that strangers took his forces captive and carried off his wealth,
And foreigners entered his gates
And cast lots for Jerusalem [dividing the city for plunder]—
You too were like one of them [collaborating with the enemy].(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:9 Teman was one of the main cities of Edom.

Your warriors, Teman,(A) will be terrified,
    and everyone in Esau’s mountains
    will be cut down in the slaughter.
10 Because of the violence(B) against your brother Jacob,(C)
    you will be covered with shame;
    you will be destroyed forever.(D)
11 On the day you stood aloof
    while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots(E) for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.(F)

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