11 On the day that you (A)stood aloof,
On the day that strangers carried off his wealth,
And foreigners entered his gate
And (B)cast lots for Jerusalem—
(C)You too were as one of them.
12 (D)Do not [a]gloat over your brother’s day,
The day of his misfortune.
And (E)do not rejoice over the sons of Judah
On the day of their destruction;
Yes, (F)do not [b]boast
On the day of their distress.
13 Do not enter the gate of My people
On the (G)day of their disaster.
You indeed, do not [c]gloat over their catastrophe
On the day of their disaster.
And do not (H)lay a hand on their wealth
On the day of their disaster.
14 Do not (I)stand at the crossroads
To eliminate their survivors;
And do not hand over their refugees
On the day of their distress.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:12 Lit look on
  2. Obadiah 1:12 Lit make your mouth large
  3. Obadiah 1:13 Lit look at

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.
14 You should not wait at the crossroads
    to cut down their fugitives,(J)
nor hand over their survivors
    in the day of their trouble.

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