Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble.
New American Standard Bible
The day of his misfortune.
And
In the day of their destruction;
Yes,
In the day of their distress.
King James Version
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Holman Bible
in the day of his calamity;
do not rejoice over the people of Judah
in the day of their destruction;
do not boastfully mock
in the day of distress.
International Standard Version
"You should not have gloated over your brother, on the day of his calamity. You should not have rejoiced when the descendants of Judah were perishing. You should not have boasted when they were in distress.
A Conservative Version
But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the sons of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor speak proudly in the day of distress.
American Standard Version
But look not thou on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster, and rejoice not over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither speak proudly in the day of distress.
Amplified
“Do not gaze and gloat [in triumph] over your brother’s day,
The day when his misfortune came.
Do not rejoice over the sons of Judah
In the day of their destruction;
Do not speak arrogantly [jeering and maliciously mocking]
In the day of their distress.
Darby Translation
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day of his disaster; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; nor have opened wide thy mouth in the day of distress.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou shalt not look upon thy brother in the day of his calamity, and thou shalt not rejoice to the sons of Judah in the day of their perishing, and thou shalt not magnify thy mouth in the day of straits.
King James 2000
But you should not have looked down on the day of your brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither should you have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither should you have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you should not have gloated over your brother's day, on the day of his misfortune, and you should not have rejoiced over the {people} of Judah on the day of their perishing, and you should not have opened your mouth wide on the day of distress.
Modern King James verseion
But you should not have looked on the day of your brother on the day of his alienation; nor should you have rejoiced over the sons of Judah in the day of their ruin; nor should you have enlarged your mouth in the day of distress.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt no more see the day of thy brother; thou shalt no more behold the time of his captivity; thou shalt no more rejoice over the children of Judah, in the day of their destruction; thou shalt triumph no more in the time of their trouble.
NET Bible
You should not have gloated when your relatives suffered calamity. You should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah when they were destroyed. You should not have boasted when they suffered adversity.
New Heart English Bible
But do not look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and do not rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Do not speak proudly in the day of distress.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not, then, look with satisfaction upon the day of thy brother, upon the day of his calamity, Neither rejoice over the sons of Judah - in the day of their ruin, - nor enlarge thy mouth - in the day of distress:
Webster
But thou shouldst not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldst thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldst thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
World English Bible
But don't look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don't rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don't speak proudly in the day of distress.
Youngs Literal Translation
And -- thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.
Themes
Edom » A name of the land occupied by the descendants of esau » Sins of
Edomites » Join babylon in war against the israelites
Esau » Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of jacob
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
'ach
Yowm
יום
Yowm
יום
Yowm
day, time, chronicles , daily, ever, year, continually, when, as, while, full always, whole, alway,
day, time, chronicles , daily, ever, year, continually, when, as, while, full always, whole, alway,
Usage: 2293
Usage: 2293
Samach
'abad
Peh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Obadiah 1:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Commands That Edom Broke
11 Because you were there watching when men from other lands took away his goods, and strange men came into his doors, and put the fate of Jerusalem to the decision of chance; you were like one of them. 12 Do not see with pleasure your brother's evil day, the day of his fate, and do not be glad over the children of Judah on the day of their destruction, or make wide your mouth on the day of trouble. 13 Do not go into the doors of my people on the day of their downfall; do not be looking on their trouble with pleasure on the day of their downfall, or put your hands on their goods on the day of their downfall.
Cross References
Micah 4:11
And now a number of nations have come together against you, and they say, Let her be made unclean and let our eyes see the fate of Zion.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.
Ezekiel 35:15
You will become a waste, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, even all of it: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:3
Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
Psalm 22:17
I am able to see all my bones; their looks are fixed on me:
Psalm 31:18
Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
Job 31:29
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;
Psalm 37:13
He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
Psalm 54:7
Because it has been my saviour from all my trouble; and my eyes have seen the punishment of my haters.
Psalm 59:10
The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
Proverbs 24:17-18
Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
Isaiah 37:24
You have sent your servants with evil words against the Lord, and have said, With all my war-carriages I have come up to the top of the mountains, to the inmost parts of Lebanon; and its tall cedars will be cut down, and the best trees of its woods: I will come up into his highest places, into his thick woods.
Lamentations 4:21
Have joy and be glad, O daughter of Edom, living in the land of Uz: the cup will be given to you in your turn, and you will be overcome with wine and your shame will be seen.
Ezekiel 25:6-7
For the Lord has said, Because you have made sounds of joy with your hands, stamping your feet, and have been glad, putting shame with all your soul on the land of Israel;
Micah 7:8-10
Do not be glad because of my sorrow, O my hater: after my fall I will be lifted up; when I am seated in the dark, the Lord will be a light to me.
Matthew 27:40-43
You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Luke 19:41
And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,
James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;
Jude 1:16
These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.
Revelation 13:5
And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months.