Obadiah 1:11 “On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and…”

Obadiah 1:11

On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance and foreigners entered into his gates and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

When thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers caried away his substance, and straungers entred into his gates, and cast lots vpon Ierusalem, euen thou wast as one of them.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

In the day of thy standing over-against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou [art] as one of them!

Bible in Basic English

Because you were there watching when men from other lands took away his goods, and strange men came into his doors, and put the fate of Jerusalem to the decision of chance; you were like one of them.

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Cross references

“in the day that the”

2 Kings 25:11 Jeremiah 52:28–30 2 Kings 24:10–16

2 Kings 25:11 · BSB

Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.

Jeremiah 52:28–30 · BSB

These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

2 Kings 24:10–16 · BSB

At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.

“cast”

Joel 3:3 Nahum 3:10

Joel 3:3 · BSB

They cast lots for My people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.

Nahum 3:10 · BSB

Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

“even”

Psalm 137:7 Psalm 50:18

Psalm 137:7 · BSB

Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”

Psalm 50:18 · BSB

When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

12But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.

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