Obadiah 1:10

Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame, and you will be cut off forever.

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

In Context

9Your mighty men will be dismayed, Teman, so that every man may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

11On the day you stood aloof, on the day strangers carried away his wealth, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were like one of them.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:11Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “See, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.

Numbers 20:14Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: Your brother Israel says this: “You know all the difficulties that have happened to us.

Psalms 69:7For your sake I have borne rebuke; 1 shame has covered my face. 1

Psalms 89:45You have shortened the days of his youth. 1 You have covered him with shame. Selah 1

Psalms 132:18I will clothe his enemies with shame, 1 but on him his crown will shine.”

Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker 1 and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished. 1

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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