Obadiah 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsObadiah 1:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
הֲל֛וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בַּיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֤י
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
חֲכָמִים֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
מֵֽאֱד֔וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וּתְבוּנָ֖ה
tâbûwn
H8394
understanding
מֵהַ֥ר
har
H2022
mountain
עֵשָֽׂו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Won't I in that day," says Yahweh, "destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
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King James Version Public Domain
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Will I not on that day (a declaration of Yahweh) destroy wise men from Edom, and understanding from the mountain of Esau?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).