Obadiah 1:8 (YLT)

Passage

Is it not in that day--an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:6 How hath Esau been searched out! Flowed out have his hidden things,

Obadiah 1:7 Unto the border sent thee have all thine allies, Forgotten thee, prevailed over thee, have thy friends, Thy bread they make a snare under thee, There is no understanding in him!

Obadiah 1:8 Is it not in that day--an affirmation of Jehovah, That I have destroyed the wise out of Edom, And understanding out of the mount of Esau?

Obadiah 1:9 And broken down have been thy mighty ones, O Teman, So that every one of the mount of Esau is cut off.

Obadiah 1:10 For slaughter, for violence <FI>to<Fi> thy brother Jacob, Cover thee doth shame, And thou hast been cut off--to the age.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "day--an", "affirmation", "jehovah", "destroyed", "wise", "edom", "understanding", and "mount". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "day--an" and "affirmation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Unto the border sent thee have all..." into verse 9's "And broken down have been thy mighty...", so "day--an" and "affirmation" 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 "day--an" and "affirmation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.