Obadiah 1:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Obadiah 1:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Obadiah 1:13 is a verse from the book of Obadiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have lo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Obadiah 1:13 — KJV
“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; substance: or, forces”
— Obadiah 1:13 (KJV)
Obadiah 1:13 in Context — About the Book of Obadiah
Obadiah, the Old Testament's shortest book, is a single oracle against Edom for gloating over Jerusalem's fall. Its message stands for every generation: pride deceives, betrayal of family is judged, but on Mount Zion there will be deliverance — and the kingdom will be the Lord's.
Cross-References for Obadiah 1:13
“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. captive...: or, his substance”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:13: entered, into, gate
“And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:13: into, people, looked
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:13: into, people, nor
“Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. stricken...: Heb. entered into days”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:13: entered, into, day
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with Obadiah 1:13: into, gate, people
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