Verse Comparison: Obadiah 1:8
American Standard Version
Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Amplified® Bible
Will not I in that day, says the Lord, destroy the wise men out of Edom and [men of] understanding out of Mount Esau [Idumea, a mountainous region]?
Contemporary English Version
Edom, when this happens, I, the LORD, will destroy all your marvelous wisdom.
Darby English Version
Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
Good News Bible
"On the day I punish Edom, I will destroy their clever men and wipe out all their wisdom.
King James Version
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
New American Standard Bible
"Will I not on that day, declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau?"
New International Version
"In that day," declares the LORD,
"will I not destroy the wise men of Edom,
men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
New King James Version
" Will I not in that day," says the LORD,
" Even destroy the wise men from Edom,
And understanding from the mountains of Esau?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Will I not on that day," declares the LORD, " Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau?
Revised Standard Version
Will I not on that day, says the LORD, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of Mount Esau?
Young's Literal Translation
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?
