Obadiah 1:13

Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

Cross-references

Zechariah 1:15 Related theme

Zechariah 1:15 says God is angry at nations who furthered Israel's disaster — exactly what Edom did by laying hands on their substance.

2 Chronicles 28:17 Historical context

2 Chronicles 28:17 records Edom invading Judah and taking captives—a historical instance of the aggression condemned in Obadiah 1:13.

Lamentations 1:21 voices Jerusalem's lament that enemies are glad at her calamity—directly echoing Edom's gloating condemned in Obadiah 1:13.

Ezekiel 35:10 Historical context

Ezekiel 35:10 quotes Edom's desire to possess Judah and Israel—the same greed and aggression behind the looting in Obadiah 1:13.

Jeremiah 48:27 describes Moab deriding Israel, similar to Edom gloating in Obadiah 1:13. Both neighbor nations scorn God's people.