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Obadiah 1:11

Obadiah 1:11
In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

In the day thou stoodest on the other side,.... Aloof off, as a spectator of the ruin of Jerusalem, and that with…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

In the day that thou stoodest on the other side - The time when they so stood, is not defined in itself, as a past or…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Thou stoodest on the other side - Thou not only didst not help thy brother when thou mightest, but thou didst assist his…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Obadiah 1:10-16

When we have read Edom's doom, no less than utter ruin, it is natural to ask, Why, what evil has he done? What is the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

In the day that thou stoodest lit. in the day of thy standing. Nothing can certainly be decided from the language of…