Obadiah 1:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered upd those of his that did remain in the day of distress. ”

Obadiah 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But thou shouldest not - , rather it means, and can only mean , “And look not (i. e., gaze not with pleasure) on the day of thy brother in the day of his becoming a stranger ; and rejoice not ov...
Obadiah 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Obadiah 1:1-15 b. The Deserved Downfall of Edom. The prophet declares that interpretation of current events which Yahweh has revealed to him. Other nations are combining against Edom ( Obadiah 1:...
Obadiah 1:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

stood in the crossway. Referring to some antecedent event by Figure of speech Hysteresis (App-6). crossway . fork of the roads, or. mountain pass.
Obadiah 1:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

It follows, And thou shouldest not stand on the going forth. The word פרק perek signifies to break, to dissipate, to rend; hence פרק perek, as a noun, in Hebrew means rending and break...
Obadiah 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. Neither shoul...
Obadiah 1:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But thou shouldest not have looked on— Houbigant reads the verbs in these verses in the imperative mood. Look not—rejoice not, &c. Instead of, Nor have laid hands on, &c. Obadiah 1:13...
Obadiah 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. Stood...
Obadiah 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

10-16. — THE DIVINE SENTENCE JUSTIFIED BY EDOM’S GUILT. This justification takes the form of a warning against a repetition of the crimes which have already called forth the sentence of Divine wra...
Obadiah 1:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

EDOM AND ISRAEL Obadiah 1:1-21 IF the Book of Obadiah presents us with some of the most difficult questions of criticism, it raises besides one of the hardest ethical problems in all the vexed...
Obadiah 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off forever. (11) In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away...
Obadiah 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossing ,.... In a place where two or more roads met, to stop the Jews that fled, let them take which road they would: or, "in the breach" y; that is, of th...
Obadiah 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. Ver. 14. N...
Obadiah 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people , &c. Thou shouldest not have entered into the cities of my people by way of spoiling them, or of feasting thy eyes with the slaughter,...
Obadiah 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Guilt of Edom. B. C. 587. 10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame sh...
Obadiah 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the cross-way; or in the breaches, viz. of the walls, by which, when the city was taken, some might have made their escape from the enemy; thou didst, though thou shouldst not, spitefully and cr...
Obadiah 1:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reason For The Invasion From YHWH's Viewpoint, Because Of Edom's Perfidy Towards Judah ( Obadiah 1:10-14 ). And the reason why Edom would be treated in this way was because of its behaviour to...
Obadiah 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Obadiah 1:10 . Cause of ruin] Violence against the seed of Jacob. In different ways. Obadiah 1:11 .] For taking a position. Stoodest ] not as a looker-on, but as an enemy;...
Obadiah 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

For thy violence against thy brother Jacob. An old sin In two aspects. I. Working in the history of posterity. “For thy violence against thy brother Jacob.” The spirit of envy that was kindl...
Obadiah 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Punishment a Consequence of Idumea's Hostility
Obadiah 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 1:6 ; Amos 1:9 ; Genesis 35:3 ; Isaiah 37:3 ; Jeremiah 30:7 ; Obadiah 1:12 ; Psalms 31:8
Obadiah 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The breaches — Of the walls, by which when the city was taken, some might have made their escape. Delivered — To the Chaldeans. Remain — Survived the taking of the city.

Obadiah 1:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Obadiah 1:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Obadiah 1:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Obadiah 1:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Obadiah 1:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Obadiah 1:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Obadiah 1:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Obadiah 1:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Obadiah 1:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Obadiah 1:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Obadiah 1:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Obadiah 1:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes