Obadiah 1:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.”
שָׂמַח
To rejoice, to be glad, to exult. Samach. This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Rejoicing in the day is an act of trust in the One who made it.
רָאָה
you look
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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פֶּה
mouth/ your
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פֶּה
Mouth. Peh. The mouth of the LORD has spoken. God's mouth never speaks empty words. Every word He speaks will be fulfilled.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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גָּדַל
you make big
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גָּדַל
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
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צָרָה
trouble
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צָרָה
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
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נֶכֶר
misfortune/ his
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נֶכֶר
something strange, i.e. unexpected calamity
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