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Obadiah 1:9

Obadiah 1:9
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed,.... Teman was one part of the country of Edom, so called from Teman, a…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

And thy mighty, O Teman, shall be dismayed - The pagan, more religiously than we, ascribed panic to the immediate action…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Thy mighty men, O Teman - This was one of the strongest places in Idumea; and is put here, as in Amo 1:2, and elsewhere,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

by slaughter i.e. by slaughter inflicted on them by their enemies. This is the simplest and most natural meaning. It…