‏ Obadiah 9

9Your warriors will be shattered, O Teman, ▼
▼sn Teman, like Sela, was a prominent city of Edom. The name Teman is derived from the name of a grandson of Esau (cf. Gen 36:11). Here it is a synecdoche of part for whole, standing for all of Edom.

so that ▼
▼tn The Hebrew word used here (לְמַעַן, lemaʿan) usually expresses purpose. The sense in this context, however, is more likely that of result.
everyone ▼
▼tn Heb “a man,” meaning “every single person” here; cf. KJV “every one.”
will be destroyed ▼
▼tn Heb “cut off” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); cf. NIV, NLT “cut down,” CEV “wiped out.”
from Esau’s mountain!

Edom’s Treachery Against Judah

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