Obadiah 1:11

11 1On the day that you stood aloof, 2on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates 3and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.

Obadiah 1:11 In-Context

9 And your mighty men shall be dismayed, O Teman, so that every man from Mount Esau will be cut off by slaughter.
10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame shall cover you, and you shall be cut off forever.
11 On the day that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.
12 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.
13 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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 137:7; [Jeremiah 12:14]
  • 2. See 2 Kings 25:10-20
  • 3. Joel 3:3
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