Obadiah 1:9 Cross References

Obadiah 1:9

9: The mightiest warriors of Teman will be terrified, and everyone on the mountains of Edom will be cut down in the slaughter.

So I will send down fire on Teman, and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed."

Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out their people, cattle, and flocks with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.

Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with his clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in the greatness of his strength? "It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation! It is I, the LORD, who is mighty to save!"
Why are your clothes so red, as if you have been treading out grapes?
"I have trodden the winepress alone; no one was there to help me. In my anger I have trampled my enemies as if they were grapes. In my fury I have trampled my foes. It is their blood that has stained my clothes.

The enemy will come as swiftly as an eagle, and he will spread his wings against Bozrah. Even the mightiest warriors will be as frightened as a woman about to give birth.

And when my sword has finished its work in the heavens, then watch. It will fall upon Edom, the nation I have completely destroyed.
The sword of the LORD is drenched with blood. It is covered with fat as though it had been used for killing lambs and goats and rams for a sacrifice. Yes, the LORD will offer a great sacrifice in the rich city of Bozrah. He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.
The strongest will die--veterans and young men, too. The land will be soaked with blood and the soil enriched with fat.
For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.

Three of Job's friends were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When they heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him.

This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Where are all the wise men of Teman? Is there no one left to give wise counsel?

Listen to the LORD's plans for Edom and the people of Teman. Even the little children will be dragged off, and their homes will be empty.

The mightiest of our enemies have been plundered. They lie before us in the sleep of death. No warrior could lift a hand against us.
When you rebuked them, O God of Jacob, their horses and chariots stood still.

And when it strikes her wise counselors, they will become fools! When it strikes her mightiest warriors, panic will seize them!
When it strikes her horses and chariots, her allies from other lands will become as weak as women. When it strikes her treasures, they all will be plundered.

On that day, the most courageous of your fighting men will drop their weapons and run for their lives. I, the LORD, have spoken!"

In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the LORD Almighty.
Just to speak the name of Israel will strike deep terror in their hearts, for the LORD Almighty has laid out his plans against them.

Deliverers will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to rule over the mountains of Edom. And the LORD himself will be king!"

Your troops will be as weak and helpless as women. The gates of your land will be opened wide to the enemy and set on fire and burned.

Don't bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.

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