Your mighty men, Teman, will be dismayed, to the end that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And your mighty, O Teman, shall be dismayed—The pagan, more religiously than we, ascribed panic to the immediate action of one of t…

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

The Prophet, after having spoken of one kind of God’s vengeance, adds another—that He would break whatever strength there was in Idumea. Thus he sh…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed Teman was one part of the country of Edom, so called from Teman, a son o…

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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