Obadiah 8–14

⁸On that day, says the Lord,

I will destroy the wise out of Edom

and understanding out of Mount Esau.^*

⁹Your warriors shall be shattered, O Teman,

so that everyone from Mount Esau will be cut off.^*

Edom Mistreated His Brother

¹⁰For the slaughter and violence done to your brother Jacob,

shame shall cover you,

and you shall be cut off forever.^*

¹¹On the day that you stood aside,

on the day that strangers carried off his wealth

and foreigners entered his gates

and cast lots for Jerusalem,

you, too, were one of them.^*

¹²But you should not have gloated over^b your brother

on the day of his misfortune;

you should not have rejoiced over the people of Judah

on the day of their ruin;

you should not have boasted

on the day of distress.^*

¹³You should not have entered the gate of my people

on the day of their calamity;

you should not have joined in the gloating over Judah’s^c disaster

on the day of his calamity;

you should not have stolen his goods

on the day of his calamity.^*

¹⁴You should not have stood at the crossings

to cut off his fugitives;

you should not have handed over his survivors

on the day of distress.