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Obadiah 1

Obadiah 1:13

The Destruction of Edom · Obadiah 1:1–14
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Translations

Modern
You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.
Traditional
Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
Literal
You should not come into the gate of My people on the day of their calamity; you should not look—yes you—on his affliction in the day of his calamity, and you should not send forth upon his wealth in the day of his calamity!
Latin
Neque ingredieris portam populi mei in die ruinæ eorum; neque despicies et tu in malis ejus in die vastitatis illius. Et non emitteris adversus exercitum ejus in die vastitatis illius,

Original

Hebrew
English
You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster.

Notes

Obadiah 1:12–14

All societies are responsible for wrongdoings, like those of Edom (see, for example, the messages against Israel’s neighbors in Amos 1:3–2:3). The Edomites committed sins against Judah by helping the Babylonians loot the land (Obadiah 1:13) and either killing or sending back Judah’s escapees (1:14).

Obadiah 1:10–14

Because of the violence against your brother Jacob: The reason for Esau’s condemnation is explained in Obadiah 1:10 (see also Isaiah 34; Jeremiah 49:7–22; Joel 3:19; Amos 1:11–12) and expanded in Obadiah 1:11–14, where Edom’s betrayal is described. In legal terms, these verses provide evidence for the charge of breaking a covenant.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations

Events

Parallels

Jeremiah 49:7–22

Glossary

Book of Obadiah Obadiah (Person)

Topics

Edom: A Name of the Land Occupied by the Descendants of Esau: Sins of Edomites: Join Babylon in War Against the Israelites Esau: Hostility of Descendants of, Toward the Descendants of Jacob Gloating Malice: Punishment of The Jews: None Hated or Oppressed, with Impunity