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;
You shouldn't have walked through the gates of my people when disaster hit them. You shouldn't have stood there watching their pain when everything was falling apart, and you definitely shouldn't have grabbed their stuff while they were down.
Don't kick people when they're already down, that's not it.
📚 Historical Context
The book of Obadiah is a short prophetic message from the Old Testament, directed against the Edomites, who were descendants of Esau and longstanding rivals of Israel, descended from Jacob. During the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem around 586 BC, Edom not only refused to aid Judah in their time of crisis but also exploited their vulnerability by entering their gates, looting their possessions, and gloating over their suffering. This verse serves as God's rebuke, emphasizing that such actions against kin would not go unpunished.
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