Obadiah 1:12

Obadiah 1:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
• New International Version (NIV)You should not gloat over your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But you should not have gazed on the day of your brother In the day of his captivity; Nor should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah In the day of their destruction; Nor should you have spoken proudly In the day of distress.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You should not have gloated when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. You should not have rejoiced when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. You should not have spoken arrogantly in that terrible time of trouble.

Context of Obadiah 1:12

10Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever. 11On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. But do not gloat over the day of your brother in the day of his misfortune; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their ruin; do not boast in the day of distress. 13Do not enter the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; do not gloat over his disaster in the day of his calamity; do not loot his wealth in the day of his calamity. 14Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors in the day of distress.

Obadiah 1:12 word by word

וְאַל־תֵּ֤רֶא בְיוֹם־אָחִ֙יךָ֙ בְּי֣וֹם נָכְר֔וֹ וְאַל־תִּשְׂמַ֥ח לִבְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּי֣וֹם אָבְדָ֑ם וְאַל־תַּגְדֵּ֥ל פִּ֖יךָ בְּי֥וֹם צָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But thou shouldest not have lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of thy brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• that he became a strangerנֶ֫כֶרneker nôker · misfortuneH5235
• neither shouldest thou have rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• over the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• of their destructionאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• neither shouldest thou have spokenפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• proudlyגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• of distressצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:12

• Psalms 22:17I can count all my bones— they stare and gloat over me;
• Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
• Psalms 54:7For he has delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
• Psalms 59:10My God in his steadfast love will meet me; God will let me look in triumph on my enemies.
• Psalms 92:11My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
• Micah 4:11Now many nations are assembled against you, saying, "Let her be defiled, and let our eyes gaze upon Zion."
• Micah 7:8Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
• Matthew 27:40and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."
• Job 31:29"If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him who hated me, or exulted when evil overtook him
• Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
• Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz; but to you also the cup shall pass; you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
• Ezekiel 25:6For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel,
• Ezekiel 35:15As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
• Luke 19:41And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
• 1 Samuel 2:3Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

Commentaries on Obadiah 1:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Thou shouldest not have looked - It shows a malevolent heart to rejoice in the miseries of those who have acted unkindly or wickedly towards us. The Edomites triumphed when they saw the judgments of God fall upon the Jews. This the Lord severely reprehends in Obadiah 1:12-15. If a man have acted cruelly towards us, and God punish him for this cruelty, and we rejoice in it, we make his crime our own; and then, as we have done, so shall it be done unto us…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-14Verses 12-14 But thou shouldest not - , rather it means, and can only mean, “And look not (i. e., gaze not with pleasure) on the day of thy brother in the day of his becoming a stranger; and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; and enlarge not thy mouth in the day of distress. Enter not into the gate of My people in the day of their calamity; look not, thou too, on his affliction in the day of his calamity; and lay not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The tribes of Israel were relatives of Edom (literally brother; compare Numbers 20:14). Edom and other nearby nations mistakenly believed that making peace with Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC would give them relief. However, their time of judgment would come.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. looked on--with malignant pleasure, and a brutal stare. So the antitypes, Messiah's foes (Psa 22:17). Maurer translates, as the Margin, "thou shouldest not look" any more. English Version agrees with the context better. the day of thy brother--his day of calamity. became a stranger--that is, was banished as an alien from his own land. God sends heavy calamities on those who rejoice in the calamities of their enemies (Pr 17:5; 24:17, 18). Contrast the…Read the comment

Topics related to Obadiah 1:12

• Edom
• Edomites
• Esau

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Joel (2)
• Negeb
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Obadiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings