Obadiah 1 · Verse 14

Obadiah 1:14

Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
Obadiah 1:14, King James Version

Obadiah 1:14 in other translations

BSBNor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.
WEBDon’t stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don’t deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.
ASVAnd stand thou not in the crossway, to cut off those of his that escape; and deliver not up those of his that remain in the day of distress.
YLTNor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.
DARBYand thou shouldest not have stood on the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape, nor have delivered up those remaining of him in the day of distress.
BBEAnd do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.
WebsterNeither shouldst thou have stood in the cross-way, to cut off those of his that escaped; neither shouldst thou have delivered up those of his that remained in the day of distress.

What does Obadiah 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his--Judah's. that did escape--The Jews naturally fled by the crossways. (Maurer translates, "narrow mountain passes") well known to them, to escape to the desert, and through Edom to Egypt; but the Edomites stood ready to intercept the fugitives and either kill or "deliver them up" to the foe.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway - They are represented here as having stood in the passes and defiles to prevent the poor Jews from escaping from the Chaldeans. By stopping these passes, they threw the poor fugitives back into the teeth of their enemies. They had gone so far in this systematic cruelty as to deliver up the few that had taken refuge among them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Obadiah 1:1-16

This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the prediction of the success of that war; Edom shall be spoiled, and brought down. All the enemies of God's church shall be disappointed in the things they stay themselves on. God can easily lay those low who magnify and exalt…

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Obadiah 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַֽל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תַּעֲמֹד֙ta.'a.Modyou standH5975
עַל\־'al-atH5921
הַפֶּ֔רֶקha.Pe.rekthe parting of waysH6563
לְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.Ritto cut offH3772
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פְּלִיטָ֑יוpe.li.Tavfugitives hisH6412
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תַּסְגֵּ֥רtas.Geryou deliver upH5462
שְׂרִידָ֖יוse.ri.Davsurvivors hisH8300
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day ofH3117
צָרָֽה\׃tza.RahtroubleH6869

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Obadiah 1:14

  • Amos 1:9

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:

  • Obadiah 1:12

    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.

  • Jeremiah 30:7

    Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

  • Psalms 31:8

    And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

  • Isaiah 37:3

    And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

  • Amos 1:6

    Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

  • Genesis 35:3

    And let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
neither shouldest.
Am 1:6,9
delivered up. or, shut up.
Ps 31:8
in the day.
12; Ge 35:3; Isa 37:3; Jer 30:7

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Context

  • Obadiah 1:13

    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;

  • Obadiah 1:14

    Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

  • Obadiah 1:15

    For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

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Obadiah 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tampoco habías de haberte parado en las encrucijadas, para matar los que de ellos escapasen; ni habías tú de haber entregado los que quedaban en el día de angustia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tu n’aurais pas dû te tenir au carrefour pour exterminer ses réchappés, et tu n’aurais pas dû livrer ceux des siens qui étaient demeurés de reste au jour de la détresse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und du solltest nicht am Kreuzwege stehen, um seine Flüchtlinge zu vertilgen, und solltest seine Entronnenen nicht ausliefern am Tage der Bedrängnis.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		neque stabis in exitibus ut interficias eos qui fugerint, et non concludes reliquos ejus in die tribulationis.