The king of Babylon smote them ... — He was too irritated by the obstinacy of their defence to admire their bravery.
So Judah was carried away ... — This sentence evidently concludes the whole account of the destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of the people (comp. 2 Kings 17:23; Jeremiah 52:27); and not merely that of the proceedings of Nebuzaradan. The prophecy of Obadiah refers to the heartless behaviour of the Edomites on occasion of the ruin of Judah. (Comp. Psalms 137; Lamentations 4:21-22.)