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11 “On the day you just stood by,[a]
when[b] strangers carried away Jacob’s[c] wealth
and foreigners entered his gates,
    casting lots for Jerusalem,
you were just like one of them.

12 “You should not have gloated over your brother,[d]
    on the day of his calamity.
You should not have rejoiced
    when[e] the descendants of Judah were perishing.
You should not have boasted[f]
    when[g] they were in distress.

13 “You should not have entered the gate of my people
    on the day of their disaster.[h]
Also, you should not have gloated over Judah’s[i] misfortune
    on the day of his disaster,[j]
nor should you have plundered his wealth
    on the day of his disaster.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:11 Or stood in opposition
  2. Obadiah 1:11 Lit. in the day
  3. Obadiah 1:11 Lit. his
  4. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day of your brother
  5. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day
  6. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. have let your mouth boast
  7. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day
  8. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words their disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom
  9. Obadiah 1:13 Lit. his
  10. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words his disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom
  11. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words his disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom