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11 On the day that you stood aside,
    on the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots on Jerusalem,
    you also were like one of them.
12 But you should not have gloated
    on the day of your brother,
    on the day of his misfortune;
you should not have rejoiced over the children of Judah
    on the day of their destruction;
you should not have boasted
    on the day of distress.
13 You should not have entered the gate of My people
    on the day of their calamity.
You should not have gloated over the disaster of Judah[a]
    on the day of his calamity;
you should not have seized his wealth
    on the day of his calamity.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:13 Heb. his.

11 On the day you stood aloof
    while strangers carried off his wealth
and foreigners entered his gates
    and cast lots(A) for Jerusalem,
    you were like one of them.(B)
12 You should not gloat(C) over your brother
    in the day of his misfortune,(D)
nor rejoice(E) over the people of Judah
    in the day of their destruction,(F)
nor boast(G) so much
    in the day of their trouble.(H)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
    in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(I)
    in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
    in the day of their disaster.

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