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.
When strangers were dragging away your brother's people as prisoners, when outsiders were breaking down the gates and gambling over who gets what from Jerusalem, you just stood there watching. You might as well have been one of the attackers.
Standing by while your family gets hurt makes you part of the problem.
📚 Historical Context
The Book of Obadiah is a short prophetic message directed at the Edomites, who were descendants of Esau and longstanding rivals of Israel due to their shared ancestry with Jacob. In Obadiah 1:11, God rebukes Edom for standing by passively or even aiding foreign invaders during the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem around 586 BC, when the city was plundered and its people taken captive. This verse highlights the consequences of Edom's betrayal, reflecting a pattern of hostility in their history with Israel.
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