Obd 5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Obad 1:5-7: 1:5-7 The Babylonians completely destroyed Jerusalem. By sharing in the plunder, Edom deserved equal retribution (see 1:15-18 ). 1:5 Edom’s destroyers would take everything, unlike thieves and harvesters. Thieves would leave anything that would hinder an immediate, successful escape; harvesters would always leave gleanings for the poor (Deut 24:19 ; cp. Ruth 2 ; Matt 12:1 ).

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Summary for Obad 1:5-7: 1:5-7 ^a The Babylonians completely destroyed Jerusalem. By sharing in the plunder, Edom deserved equal retribution (see 1:15-18 ^b). 1:5 ^c Edom’s destroyers would take everything, unlike thieves and harvesters. Thieves would leave anything that would hinder an immediate, successful escape; harvesters would always leave gleanings for the poor (Deut 24:19 ^d; cp. Ruth 2 ^e; Matt 12:1 ^f).