‏ Obadiah 9


9 Your 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!
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