Obadiah 1:12 BSB — MannaFest

Obadiah 1:12

But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.

BSB

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ASV

But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou 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 Oba 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; see Oba 1:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those have a great deal to answer for that are idle spectators of the troubles and afflictions of their neighbours, when they are capable of being their active helpers. But this was not all; they looked upon it with a scornful eye, with an eye of complacency and satisfaction; they looked and laughed to see Israel in distress, saying, Aha! so we would have it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

So the antitypes, Messiah's foes (Ps 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.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַל־	ve.'al-	and may not	H408 →
תֵּ֤רֶא	Te.re'	you look	H7200 →
בְיוֹם־	ve.yom-	on [the] day of	H3117 →
אָחִ֙יךָ֙	'a.Chi.kha	brother your	H251 →
בְּי֣וֹם	be.Yom	on [the] day of	H3117 →
נָכְר֔וֹ	na.khe.Ro	misfortune his	H5235 →
וְאַל־	ve.'al-	and may not	H408 →
תִּשְׂמַ֥ח	tis.Mach	you rejoice	H8055 →
לִבְנֵֽי־	liv.nei-	to [the] people of	H1121 →
יְהוּדָ֖ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
בְּי֣וֹם	be.Yom	on [the] day	H3117 →
אָבְדָ֑ם	'a.ve.Dam	perish they	H6 →
וְאַל־	ve.'al-	and may not	H408 →
תַּגְדֵּ֥ל	tag.Del	you make big	H1431 →
פִּ֖יךָ	Pi.kha	mouth your	H6310 →
בְּי֥וֹם	be.Yom	on [the] day of	H3117 →
צָרָֽה׃	tza.Rah	trouble	H6869 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 17:5
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
leads to
- Proverbs 14:31
  Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Job 31:29
  If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
- 1 John 3:17
  If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- Obadiah 1:11–13
  On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
Through
1 Samuel 2:3
Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
leads to
- Proverbs 8:13
  To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- 1 Kings 8:39
  be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts…
- Proverbs 24:12
  If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according…
- Jude 1:15–16
  to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”