Abdías 1:15

15 »Porque cercano está el día del SEÑORcontra todas las naciones.¡Edom, como hiciste, se te hará!¡sobre tu cabeza recaerá tu merecido!

Abdías 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Obadiah 1:15

For the day of the Lord [is] near upon all the Heathen
That is, the time was at hand, fixed and determined by the Lord, and he had spoken of by his prophets, when he would punish all the Heathens round about for their sins; as the Egyptians, Philistines, Tyrians, Ammonites, Moabites, and others; and so the Edomites among the rest; for this is mentioned for their sakes, and to show that their punishment was inevitable, and that they could not expect to escape in the general ruin; see ( Jeremiah 25:17-26 ) . This destruction of Edom here prophesied of, and of all the Heathen, was accomplished about five years after the destruction of Jerusalem, so that it might be truly said to be near; and some time within this space Obadiah seems to have prophesied; and the day of the Lord is not far off upon the Pagans, Mahometans, and all the "antichristian" states, When mystical Edom or Rome will be destroyed; see ( Revelation 16:19 ) ( 17:14 ) ( 19:19-21 ) ; as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy reward shall return
upon thine own head;
this is particularly directed to Edom, upon whom the day of the Lord's vengeance shall come; when he punished the Heathens, then the Edomites should be retaliated in their own way; and as they had rejoiced at the destruction of the Jews, and had insulted them in their calamities, and barbarously used them, they should be treated in like manner; see ( Ezekiel 35:15 ) ; and thus will mystical Babylon, or the mystical Edomites, be dealt with, even after the same manner as they have dealt with the truly godly, the faithful professors of Christ, ( Revelation 18:6 ) .

Abdías 1:15 In-Context

13 No debiste entrar por la puerta de mi puebloen el día de su calamidad.No debiste recrear la vista con su desgraciaen el día de su calamidad.No debiste echar mano a sus riquezasen el día de su calamidad.

14 No debiste aguardar en los angostos caminospara matar a los que huían.No debiste entregar a los sobrevivientesen el día de su angustia.

15 »Porque cercano está el día del SEÑORcontra todas las naciones.¡Edom, como hiciste, se te hará!¡sobre tu cabeza recaerá tu merecido!

16 Pues sin duda que así como ustedes, israelitas,bebieron de mi copa en mi santo monte,así también la beberán sin cesar todas las naciones;beberán y engullirán,y entonces serán como si nunca hubieran existido.

17 Pero en el monte Sión habrá liberación, y será sagrado.El pueblo de Jacob recuperará sus posesiones.