Edom’s Sins against Judah

10 You will be covered with shame
and destroyed forever
because of violence done to your brother Jacob.(A)
11 On the day you stood aloof,(B)
on the day strangers captured his wealth,[a]
while foreigners entered his city gate
and cast lots for Jerusalem,(C)
you were just like one of them.(D)
12 Do not[b] gloat over your brother(E)
in the day of his calamity;
do not rejoice over the people of Judah(F)
in the day of their destruction;
do not boastfully mock[c](G)
in the day of distress.(H)
13 Do not enter my people’s city gate
in the day of their disaster.(I)
Yes, you—do not gloat over their misery
in the day of their disaster,
and do not appropriate their possessions(J)
in the day of their disaster.
14 Do not stand at the crossroads[d](K)
to cut off their fugitives,
and do not hand over their survivors
in the day of distress.

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Notas al pie

  1. 11 Or forces
  2. 12–14 Or You should not throughout vv. 12–14
  3. 12 Lit not make your mouth big
  4. 14 Hb obscure

Judgment for Edom’s Cruelty to Jacob

10 “Shame will overwhelm you
    because of the violence you inflicted on your brother Jacob,
and you will be excluded[a] forever.

11 “On the day you just stood by,[b]
when[c] strangers carried away Jacob’s[d] wealth
and foreigners entered his gates,
    casting lots for Jerusalem,
you were just like one of them.

12 “You should not have gloated over your brother,[e]
    on the day of his calamity.
You should not have rejoiced
    when[f] the descendants of Judah were perishing.
You should not have boasted[g]
    when[h] they were in distress.

13 “You should not have entered the gate of my people
    on the day of their disaster.[i]
Also, you should not have gloated over Judah’s[j] misfortune
    on the day of his disaster,[k]
nor should you have plundered his wealth
    on the day of his disaster.[l]
14 And you should not have taken your stand at the crossroads
    to cut down his fleeing refugees,
nor should you have handed over his survivors
    on the day of his distress.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Obadiah 1:10 Lit. cut off
  2. Obadiah 1:11 Or stood in opposition
  3. Obadiah 1:11 Lit. in the day
  4. Obadiah 1:11 Lit. his
  5. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day of your brother
  6. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day
  7. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. have let your mouth boast
  8. Obadiah 1:12 Lit. in the day
  9. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words their disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom
  10. Obadiah 1:13 Lit. his
  11. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words his disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom
  12. Obadiah 1:13 The Heb. words his disaster may be a word play on the Heb. word Edom