Obadiah 1:13

Obadiah 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You should not have entered the gate of My people In the day of their calamity. Indeed, you should not have gazed on their affliction In the day of their calamity, Nor laid hands on their substance In the day of their calamity.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You should not have plundered the land of Israel when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have gloated over their destruction when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have seized their wealth when they were suffering such calamity.

Context of Obadiah 1:13

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. 12You 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. You 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. 15“The day of the Lord is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

Obadiah 1:13 word by word

אַל־תָּב֤וֹא בְשַֽׁעַר־עַמִּי֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֵידָ֔ם אַל־תֵּ֧רֶא גַם־אַתָּ֛ה בְּרָעָת֖וֹ בְּי֣וֹם אֵיד֑וֹ וְאַל־תִּשְׁלַ֥חְנָה בְחֵיל֖וֹ בְּי֥וֹם אֵידֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shouldest not have enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of their calamityאֵיד'êyd · calamityH343
• yea, thou shouldest not have lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• on their afflictionרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
• nor have laidשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• on their substanceחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:13

• 2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”
• Psalms 22:17All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.
• Zechariah 1:15and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.’

Commentaries on Obadiah 1:13

• 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. 12-14All societies are responsible for wrongdoings, like those of Edom (see, for example, the messages against Israel’s neighbors in Amos 1:3–2:3). The Edomites committed sins against Judah by helping the Babylonians loot the land (Obadiah 1:13) and either killing or sending back Judah’s escapees (1:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. substance--translated "forces" in Ob 11.Read the comment

Topics related to Obadiah 1:13

• Edom
• Edomites
• Esau

In the dictionaries

• 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