Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Obadiah 1:13 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Obadiah 1:13 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Obadiah chapter 1 verse 13 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; substance: or, forces”
Obadiah 1:13 (KJV)
Commentary on Obadiah 1:13
Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity—God specifies Edom's crimes during Jerusalem's fall. "Entered into the gate" (תָּבוֹא בְשַׁעַר, tavo vesha'ar) suggests either gloating entry as spectators or active looting. The phrase repeats "in the day of their calamity" (בְּיוֹם אֵידָם, beyom eidam) three times, emphasizing this particular moment when Edom should have shown compassion but instead exploited vulnerability.Yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction—not mere observation but gloating over suffering. The Hebrew תֵּרֶא בְרָעָתוֹ ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Obadiah 1:13
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“and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity”
“but they added to the calamity.,And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction., וְקֶצֶף גָּדוֹל אֲנִי קֹצֵף עַל־הַגּוֹיִם הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי קָצַפְתִּי מְּעָט וְהֵמָּה עָזְרוּ לְרָעָה׃ ,and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.,καὶ ὀργὴν μεγάλην ἐγὼ ὀργίζομαι ἐπὶ τὰ ἔθνη τὰ συνεπιτιθέμενα ἀνθ' ὧν ἐγὼ μὲν ὠργίσθην ὀλίγα αὐτοὶ δὲ συνεπέθεντο εἰς κακά,And I am very angry with the heathen that combine to attack her: forasmuch as I indeed was a little angry, but they combined to attack her for evil.,,,,”
“and that Yahweh will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.”
“I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me.”
“These two nations and these two countries shall be mine”