Obadiah 10–16

Reasons for Edom’s Punishment

^10*“Because you robbed and killed

your brothers,^a the descendants of Jacob,

you will be destroyed and dishonoured for ever.

^11*You stood aside on that day

when enemies broke down their gates.

You were as bad as those strangers

who carried off Jerusalem’s wealth

and divided it among themselves.

^12*You should not have gloated

over the misfortune of your brothers in Judah.

You should not have been glad

on the day of their ruin.

You should not have laughed at them

in their distress.

^13*You should not have entered the city of my people

to gloat over their suffering

and to seize their riches

on the day of their disaster.

^14*You should not have stood at the crossroads

to catch those trying to escape.

You should not have handed them over to the enemy

on the day of their distress.

God Will Judge the Nations

¹⁵“The day is near when I, the Lord,

will judge all nations.

Edom, what you have done

will be done to you.

You will get back what you have given.

¹⁶My people have drunk a bitter cup of punishment

on my sacred hill.^b

But all the surrounding nations will drink

a still more bitter cup of punishment;

they will drink it all and vanish away.