“There also is Edom, its kings and all its princes, who despite all their might are laid with those killed by the sword; they will lie with the uncircumcised and with those who go down to the pit.
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- WEB There is Edom, her kings and all her princes, who in their might are laid with those who are slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with those who go down to the pit.
- KJV There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
- BSB Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
- NKJV “There is Edom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit.
- NLT “Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have gone down to the pit.
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Edom with her kings and princes also lies in the pit despite their might. A near neighbor and old foe of Israel shares the common doom.
Overview
Edom, descended from Esau and a persistent adversary of Israel, is named among the fallen. For all their strength, her rulers 'lie with the uncircumcised.' The inclusion of Edom, frequently judged in the prophets (Obadiah), shows that God's reckoning reaches every proud and hostile nation.
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- Jer 49:7–22Of Edom. Yahweh of Armies says: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?
- Isa 34:1–17Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.
- Isa 63:1–6Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
- Amos 1:11–12Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
- Ezek 35:1–15Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Ezek 25:1–17Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Obad 1:1–9The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Arise, and let’s rise up against her in battle.
- Mal 1:3–4but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”
- Gen 36:1–19Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).
- Gen 25:30Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
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