Obadiah 1:8 (DRB)

Passage

Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:6 How have they searched Esau, how have they sought out his hidden things?

Obadiah 1:7 They have sent thee out even to the border: all the men of thy confederacy have deceived thee: the men of thy peace have prevailed against thee: they that eat with thee shall lay snares under thee: there is no wisdom in him.

Obadiah 1:8 Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Obadiah 1:9 And thy valiant men of the south shall be afraid, that man may be cut off from the mount of Esau.

Obadiah 1:10 For the slaughter, and for the iniquity against thy brother Jacob, confusion shall cover thee, and thou shalt perish for ever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "saith", "lord", "destroy", "wise", "edom", "understanding", and "mount". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "They have sent thee out even to..." into verse 9's "And thy valiant men of the south...", so "shall" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Obadiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.