Obd 12 | JFB | STEP | 12. looked on —with malignant pleasure, and a brutal stare. So the antitypes, Messiah's foes ( ). MAURER translates, as the Margin, "thou shouldest not look" any more. English Version agrees with the context better. the day of thy brother —his day of calamity. became a stranger —that is, was banished as an alien from his own land. God sends heavy calamities on those who rejoice in the calamities of their enemies ( ). Contrast the opposite conduct of David and of the divine Son of David in a like case ( ). spoken proudly —literally, "made great the mouth"; proudly insulting the fallen ( , Margin; compare ).

Obadiah 12

12. looked on—with malignant pleasure, and a brutal stare. So the antitypes, Messiah's foes (Ps 22:17). MAURER translates, as the Margin, "thou shouldest not look" any more. English Version agrees with the context better.

the day of thy brother—his day of calamity.

became a stranger—that is, was banished as an alien from his own land. God sends heavy calamities on those who rejoice in the calamities of their enemies (Pr 17:5; 24:17, 18). Contrast the opposite conduct of David and of the divine Son of David in a like case (Ps 35:13-15).

spoken proudly—literally, "made great the mouth"; proudly insulting the fallen (Eze 35:13, Margin; compare 1Sa 2:8; Re 13:6).