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Obadiah 1:12

But 6thou shouldest not thave looked on the uday of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have vrejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have 7spoken proudly in the day of distress.

But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

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Or, do not behold.

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Psalms 22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

Psalms 54:6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.

Psalms 59:9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

Psalms 92:9 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

Psalms 112:8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

Micah 4:11 ¶Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Micah 7:8 ¶Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.

Micah 7:10 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

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Obadiah 1:13 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;

Psalms 37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

Psalms 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the chil-dren of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

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Job 31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

Ezekiel 25:3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;

Ezekiel 25:4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.

Ezekiel 25:6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

Ezekiel 25:7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 35:15 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Heb. magnified thy mouth.

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with secret joy and satisfaction to thy eyes and mind; if thou wouldst have looked, it should have been with tears and grief, not with joy and gladness at the sight: so the word, Psa 37 Psa 44:7 Pro 29:16.

on the affliction and sad misery which fell upon thy brother Jacob; so day in Scripture, thus absolutely put, doth often signify, Psa 37:13 Mic 7:4.

having by the misery of war been made a captive, and lost his former right and liberty in his own country, was now looked upon as a stranger, i.e. one who had no more right to any thing in the land.

this explains the former.

this expounds brother.

this tells us what day meant.

vaunting over the Jews, insolently upbraiding and reproaching them with virulent words and exulcerated malice,

when Jerusalem was taken.