New English Translation
Obadiah 1:12
12You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
Context of Obadiah 1:12
10“Because you violently slaughtered your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be destroyed forever. 11You stood aloof while strangers took his army captive, and foreigners advanced to his gates. When they cast lots over Jerusalem, you behaved as though you were in league with them. You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity. 13You should not have entered the city of my people when they experienced distress. You should not have joined in gloating over their misfortune when they suffered distress. You should not have looted their wealth when they endured distress. 14You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.
Read all of Obadiah 1Obadiah 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; my enemies are gloating over me in triumph.
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.
- Psalms 54:7Surely he rescues me from all trouble, and I triumph over my enemies.
- Psalms 59:10The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.
- Psalms 92:11I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.
- Micah 4:11Many nations have now assembled against you. They say, “Jerusalem must be desecrated, so we can gloat over Zion!”
- Micah 7:8My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
- Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!”
- Job 31:29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him –
- Proverbs 17:5The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,
- Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad for now, O people of Edom, who reside in the land of Uz. But the cup of judgment will pass to you also; you will get drunk and take off your clothes. ת (Tav)
- Ezekiel 25:6For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped your hands, stamped your feet, and rejoiced with intense scorn over the land of Israel,
- Ezekiel 35:15As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so will I deal with you – you will be desolate, Mount Seir, and all of Edom – all of it! Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
- Luke 19:41Now when Jesus approached and saw the city, he wept over it,
- 1 Samuel 2:3Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.
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
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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
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