Obadiah 10-16

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁰ Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever. ¹¹ On the day when you stood by and watched, on the day when strangers carried away Jacob’s wealth,^[a] and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.

¹² But do not look down on your brother on the day of his misfortune.

Do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day when they are destroyed.

Do not speak proudly on the day of distress.

¹³ Do not enter the gate of my people on the day of their disaster.

Do not look down on their affliction on the day of their calamity.

Do not seize their wealth on the day of their disaster.

¹⁴ Do not stand in the crossroads to cut off those who have escaped.

Do not imprison his survivors on the day of distress.

A Message to All Nations

¹⁵ Yes, the Day of the Lord is near for all the nations! As you have done, it will be done to you. Your deeds will return upon your own head. ¹⁶ For just as you Edomites^[b] have drunk on my holy mountain, so also all the nations will drink continually. Yes, they will drink and guzzle it down, and it will be as though the Edomites never existed.