Context 11On the day that you stood aloof,On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem You too were as one of them. 12Do not gloat over your brothers day, 13Do not enter the gate of My people 14Do not stand at the fork of the road The Day of the LORD and the Future 15For the day of the LORD draws near on all the nations. 16Because just as you drank on My holy mountain, 17But on Mount Zion there will be those who escape, 18Then the house of Jacob will be a fire 19Then those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau, 20And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel, 21The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion Parallel Verses American Standard VersionIn the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. Douay-Rheims Bible In the day when thou stoodest against him, when strangers carried away his army captive, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem: thou also wast as one of them. Darby Bible Translation In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away captive his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. English Revised Version In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. Webster's Bible Translation In the day that thou stoodst 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. World English Bible In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them. Young's Literal Translation In the day of thy standing over-against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou art as one of them! Library ObadiahThe book of Obadiah--shortest of all the prophetic books--is occupied, in the main, as the superscription suggests, with the fate of Edom. Her people have been humbled, the high and rocky fastnesses in which they trusted have not been able to save them. Neighbouring Arab tribes have successfully attacked them and driven them from their home (vv, 1-7).[1] This is the divine penalty for their cruel and unbrotherly treatment of the Jews after the siege of Jerusalem, vv. 10-14, 15b. Nay, a day … John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Obadiah 1:11 NIV • Obadiah 1:11 NLT • Obadiah 1:11 ESV • Obadiah 1:11 NASB • Obadiah 1:11 KJV • Obadiah 1:11 Bible Apps • Obadiah 1:11 Parallel • Bible Hub |