Abdías 1:9

9 Ciudad de Temán, tus guerreros se caerán de miedo,a fin de que todo hombre sea exterminadodel monte de Esaú por la masacre.

Abdías 1:9 Meaning and Commentary

Obadiah 1:9

And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed
Teman was one part of the country of Edom, so called from Teman, a son of Eliphaz, and grandson of Esau, ( Genesis 36:11 ) ; and which it seems had been famous for men of might and courage: it abounded with brave officers, and courageous soldiers, who should now be quite dispirited, and have no heart to go out against the enemy; and, instead of defending their country, should throw away their arms, and run away in a fright. The Targum and Vulgate Latin version render it,

``thy mighty men that inhabit the south;''

or are on the south, the southern part of Edom, and so lay farthest off from the Chaldeans, who came from the north; yet these should be at once intimidated upon the rumour of their approach and invasion: to the end that even one of the mount of Esau may be cut by slaughter;
that so there might be none to resist and stop the enemy, or defend their country; but that all might fall by the sword of the enemy, and none be left, even every mighty man, as Jarchi interprets it, through the greatness of the slaughter that should be made.

Abdías 1:9 In-Context

7 Hasta la frontera te expulsarántus propios aliados,te engañarán y dominarántus propios amigos.Los que se sientan a tu mesate pondrán una trampa.¡Es que Edom ya no tiene inteligencia!

8 ¿Acaso no destruiré yo en aquel díaa los sabios de Edom,a la inteligencia del monte de Esaú?—afirma el SEÑOR—.

9 Ciudad de Temán, tus guerreros se caerán de miedo,a fin de que todo hombre sea exterminadodel monte de Esaú por la masacre.

10 »Por la violencia hecha contra tu hermano Jacob,te cubrirá la vergüenzay serás exterminado para siempre.

11 En el día que te mantuviste aparte,en el día que extranjeros llevaron su ejército cautivo,cuando extraños entraron por su puertay sobre Jerusalén echaron suerte,tú eras como uno de ellos.