Obadiah 1:10

For slaughter and for oppression of thy brother Jacob shall shame cover thee, And thou shalt be destroyed forever.

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In The King James Version

For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

In Context

9Thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed; Every one shall be cut off from the mount of Esau.

11In the day when thou stoodest over against him, In the day when strangers carried away captive his forces, And when foreigners entered his gates, And when they cast lots upon Jerusalem, Thou also wast as one of them.

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Cross References

Psalms 69:7For on account of thee do I suffer reproach, And shame covereth my face!

Psalms 89:45Thou hast shortened the days of his youth; Thou hast covered him with shame.

Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame, And the crown shall glitter upon his head.”

Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; He that is glad at calamities shall not go unpunished.

Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:2-10

The Doom of Edom. ( b. c. 587.) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord , and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt… Read the whole commentary →

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