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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Shall I not in that day even destroy the wise out of Edom? - It was then no common, no recoverable, lo of wisdom, because God, the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The completene of the overthrow awaiting Edom. It is no mere inroad of a marauding tribe. Something would escape the robber, though he mig…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here the Prophet expresses the way God would punish the Idumeans: trusting in their alliances, they despised God, as we have already observed. The …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Shall I not in that day, says the Lord, even destroy the wise
[men] out of Edom
When …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, like their father Esau's rejection, and appears to refer to the destruct…

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