Obadiah 1:10

Because of the violence done to your relatives, the people of Jacob, shame covers you, you are cut off 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

9Your warriors will be filled with terror, Teman, none will be left alive on Mount Esau.

11In the day when you stood aloof, in the day when strangers carried away their wealth, and strangers entered into their gates, and over Jerusalem cast lots, you were as one of those strangers.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:11But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “You know that my brother Esau is a hairy man, while I am smooth.

Psalms 69:7It’s in your cause that I have borne taunts, and my face has been covered with shame;

Psalms 89:45You have shortened the days of his youth, and covered him with shame. Selah

Psalms 132:18Robes of shame I will put on his foes, but on his head a glittering crown.”

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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