Obadiah 1:14
“Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossing,.... In a place where two or more roads met, to stop the Jews that…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Obadiah 1:12-14
But thou shouldest not - , rather it means, and can only mean , “And look not (i. e., gaze not with pleasure) on the day…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway - They are represented here as having stood in the passes and defiles…
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
Neither shouldest thou have stood … delivered up rather, stand not, deliver not up.
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