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.
• 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.
• 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 against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame; you will be destroyed forever. 11On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them. 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. 13You should not march through the gates of my people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over them in their calamity in the day of their disaster, nor seize their wealth in the day of their disaster. 14You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble.

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 22:17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.
• Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
• Psalms 54:7You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
• Psalms 59:10my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me.
• Psalms 92:11My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries; my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
• Micah 4:11But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, “Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
• Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
• Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
• Job 31:29“If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune or gloated over the trouble that came to him—
• Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
• Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.
• Ezekiel 25:6For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel,
• Ezekiel 35:15Because you rejoiced when the inheritance of Israel became desolate, that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, Mount Seir, you and all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• Luke 19:41As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it
• 1 Samuel 2:3“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is a God who knows, and by him deeds 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
• 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