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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

Obadiah 1:11

In the day that thou stoodest (h) on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as one of them.

(h) When Nebuchadnezzar came against Jerusalem, you joined with him, and had part of the spoil, and so rejoiced when my people (that is, your brother), were afflicted, whereas you should have pitied and helped your brother.

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See also Obadiah 1:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Obadiah 1:11. _THOU STOODEST ON THE OTHER SIDE_] Thou not only didst not help thy brother when thou mightest, but thou didst assist his foes against him. _AND CAST LOTS_] When the Chaldeans cas...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    IN THE DAY THAT THOU STOODEST ON THE OTHER SIDE - The time when they so stood, is not defined in itself, as a past or future. It is literally; “In the day of thy standing over against,” i. e., to gaze...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    OBADIAH 1:1 B. THE DESERVED DOWNFALL OF EDOM. The prophet declares that interpretation of current events which Yahweh has revealed to him. Other nations are combining against Edom (Obadiah 1:1) and Ya...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IN THE DAY. See App-18. Note the Figure of speech _Repetitio_ (App-6) in verses: Obadiah 1:12. STRANGERS. aliens. GATES. Hebrew text. gate; but Hebrew margin, with some codices and two early printed...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _In the day that thou stoodest_ lit. _in the day of thy standing_. Nothing can certainly be decided from the language of this and the following verses, as to whether the conduct here ascribed to the E...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Cause of Edom's Destruction The scene changes. Another picture of violence and cruelty now rises before the prophet's eyes. He sees Jerusalem encompassed by enemies and overcome. Strangers carry...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE LORD CONDEMNS EDOM'S CRUELTY -- OBADIAH 1:10-14:_ God condemned Edom for violence done to Jacob. There was a physical relationship there and yet there was a great deal of hostility, especially fr...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IN THE DAY THAT THOU STOODEST, &C.— _Thou stoodest on the other side in the day that strangers,_ &c. The prophet considers the Chaldeans as preparing for the siege of Jerusalem, and demanding succours...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE JUSTICE OF GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON EDOM TEXT: Obadiah 1:10-16 10 For the violence done to thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off forever. 11 In the day that thou stoo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:11 substance, (b-20) Or 'forces.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *LORD IS KING OBADIAH _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF OBADIAH AUTHOR This is the shortest book in the *Old Testament. Obadiah means ‘the servant of *Yahweh’. Or it means ‘the person who giv...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    10-16. — THE DIVINE SENTENCE JUSTIFIED BY EDOM’S GUILT. This justification takes the form of a warning against a repetition of the crimes which have already called forth the sentence of Divine wrath a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בְּ יֹום֙ עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ מִ נֶּ֔גֶד בְּ יֹ֛ום

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    EDOM AND ISRAEL Obadiah 1:1 IF the Book of Obadiah presents us with some of the most difficult questions of criticism, it raises besides one of the hardest ethical problems in all the vexed history...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Captive. He alludes to the taking of Sedecias. --- Lots, for the booty, or whether they should burn the city or not. All was regulated by lots. (Calmet)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off forever. (11) In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    _In the day_, he says, _in which thou didst stand on the opposite side _”. But the Idumeans might have made this objection, “Why dost thou accuse us for having violently oppressed our brother? for we...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Edom is frequently spoken of in the prophets. This people, who, as well as Jacob, were descended from Isaac, had an inveterate hatred to the posterity of the younger son who were favoured as the peopl...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    IN THE DAY THOU STOODEST ON THE OTHER SIDE,.... Aloof off, as a spectator of the ruin of Jerusalem, and that with delight and pleasure; when they should, as brethren and neighbours, have assisted agai...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For thy violence against thy brother Jacob_ Because of the injury thou hast done to the people of Judea, who are descended from Jacob, the brother of Esau, your progenitor: see note on Amos 1:11. _Sh...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Punishment a Consequence of Idumea's Hostility...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, opposed to his brother Jacob, to the children of Israel, IN THE DAY THAT THE STRANGERS CARRIED AWAY CAPTIVE HIS FORCES, probably when the Philistines a...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    CARRY AWAY CAPTIVE: Or, carried away his substance...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-16 This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the predicti...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IN THE DAY; during the war which the Babylonians made upon Judea, or in the day of battle when Jews fought with Chaldeans. THAT THOU STOODEST ON THE OTHER SIDE; tookest up thy stand over-right them, o...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Obadiah 1:11 day H3117 stood H5975 (H8800) day H3117 strangers H2114 (H8801) captive H7617 (H8800) forces...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE REASON FOR THE INVASION FROM YHWH'S VIEWPOINT, BECAUSE OF EDOM'S PERFIDY TOWARDS JUDAH (OBADIAH 1:10). And the reason why Edom would be treated in this way was because of its behaviour towards ‘yo...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Edom's humiliation because of sin against God's people. CHARACTERS: God, Obadiah. CONCLUSION: If men in their pride and carnal security dare to challenge omnipotence, their challenge will...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For thy violence against thy brother Jacob._ AN OLD SIN In two aspects. I. Working in the history of posterity. “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob.” The spirit of envy that was kindled in...

  • The children's great texts of the Bible by James Hastings

    WHO'S TO BLAME? In the day that thou stoodest on the other side (RVm “aloof”)... thou wast as one of them. Obadiah 1:11. It happened in a little town in one of the Western States of America on the...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:10 ON THE DAY THAT YOU STOOD ALOOF... YOU WERE LIKE ONE OF THEM criticizes the Edomites for failing to give military support to neighboring Jerusalem when it was wrongfully a...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Obadiah 1:10. Cause of ruin] Violence against the seed of Jacob. In different ways. OBADIAH 1:11.] For taking a position. STOODEST] not as a looker-on, but as an enemy; an attitude...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Tonight shall we turn now to Obadiah. Who Obadiah was, or where he came from, when he prophesied, nobody knows for sure. There have been a lot of guesses as to who Obadiah actually was, but they are a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:11; Jeremiah 52:28; Joel 3:3; Nahum 3:10;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    In the day — During the war which the Babylonians made upon Judea. Stoodest — Didst set thyself in battle array against thy brother. Jerusalem — Upon the citizens and their goods. As one of them — As...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    OBADIAH — If the Book of Obadiah is inspired Scripture, then why is it not quoted in the NT? (For a discussion of this question, see Ecclesiastes 1:1.) OBADIAH — Is the prophecy of Obadiah simply an...

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