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Obadiah 12-14
Easy-to-Read Version
Obadiah 12-14
Easy-to-Read Version
12 You should not have laughed[a]
at your brother’s trouble.
You should not have been happy
when they destroyed Judah.
You should not have bragged[b]
at the time of their trouble.
13 You should not have entered the city gate of my people
and laughed at their problems.
You should not have taken their treasures
in the time of their trouble.
14 You should not have stood where the roads cross
and destroyed those who were trying to escape.
You should not have captured those who escaped alive.
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:12 laughed Literally, “looked.” Also in verse 13.
- Obadiah 1:12 bragged Literally, “made your mouth big.”
Obadiah 12-14
New International Version
Obadiah 12-14
New International Version
12 You should not gloat(A) over your brother
in the day of his misfortune,(B)
nor rejoice(C) over the people of Judah
in the day of their destruction,(D)
nor boast(E) so much
in the day of their trouble.(F)
13 You should not march through the gates of my people
in the day of their disaster,
nor gloat over them in their calamity(G)
in the day of their disaster,
nor seize their wealth
in the day of their disaster.
14 You should not wait at the crossroads
to cut down their fugitives,(H)
nor hand over their survivors
in the day of their trouble.
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