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You should not have captured the survivors and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/obadiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off his fugitives; do not hand over his survivors in the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/obadiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You should not have stood at the crossroads To cut off those among them who escaped; Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained In the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/obadiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not stand at the crossroads To eliminate their survivors; And do not hand over their refugees On the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not stand at the fork of the road To cut down their fugitives; And do not imprison their survivors In the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And do not stand at the fork of the road To cut down their fugitives; And do not imprison their survivors In the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/obadiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not stand at the fork of the road To cut down those among them who escape; And do not deliver over their survivors In the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/obadiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Do not stand at the crossroad To cut down those [of Judah] who escaped; And do not hand over [to the enemy] those [of Judah] who survive In the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/obadiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors in the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/obadiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors in the day of distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/obadiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/obadiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In their time of torment, you ambushed refugees and handed them over to their attackers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/obadiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/obadiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't stand at the crossroads to kill their refugees. Don't hand over their survivors when they're in distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/obadiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You should not have stood at the crossroads to catch those trying to escape. You should not have handed them over to the enemy on the day of their distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/obadiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And you should not have taken your stand at the crossroads to cut down his fleeing refugees, nor should you have handed over his survivors on the day of his distress."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/obadiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nor should you stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, nor deliver up their survivors in the day of their distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/obadiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You should not have stood at the fork in the road to slaughter those trying to escape. You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/obadiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Do not deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/obadiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Neither 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/obadiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/obadiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, "" Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/obadiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/obadiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not stand upon the fork of the roads to cut off those of his escaping; and thou shalt not deliver up those remaining of his in the day of straits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/obadiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou stand in the crossways to kill them that flee: and thou shalt not shut up them that remain of him in the day of tribulation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/obadiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither shall you stand at the exits to execute those who will flee. And you shall not enclose their remnant in the day of tribulation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/obadiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not stand at the crossroads to cut down his survivors; Do not hand over his fugitives on the day of distress! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/obadiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You should not have stood at the crossings to cut off his fugitives; you should not have handed over his survivors on the day of distress.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/obadiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Neither should you have stood in the narrow pass to cut off his fugitives; neither should you have delivered up his survivors in the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/obadiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not stand against the fugitive to destroy his survivors, and you shall not hand over his survivors in the day of trouble<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/obadiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, To cut off those of his that escape; Neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his That did remain in the day of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/obadiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Neither shouldest thou have stood at the opening of their passages, to destroy utterly those of them that were escaping; neither shouldest thou have shut up his fugitives in the day of affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/obadiah/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/piuamfDBCtM?start=152" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">The Destruction of Edom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>You should not enter the gate of My people in the day of their disaster, nor gloat over their affliction in the day of their disaster, nor loot their wealth in the day of their disaster. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Nor should you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ta·‘ă·mōḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6563.htm" title="6563: hap·pe·req (Art:: N-ms) -- Parting of ways, plunder. From paraq; rapine; also a fork.">the crossroads</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: lə·haḵ·rîṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">to cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6412.htm" title="6412: pə·lî·ṭāw (Adj-mpc:: 3ms) -- Escaped one, fugitive. Or paleyt; or palet; from palat; a refugee.">their fugitives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: tas·gêr (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">deliver up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śə·rî·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">their survivors</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of their distress.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a></span><br />Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Ezekiel 35:5</a></span><br />Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Lamentations 4:18-19</a></span><br />They stalked our every step, so that we could not walk in our streets. Our end drew near, our time ran out, for our end had come! / Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-8</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. / And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11</a></span><br />“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40-45</a></span><br />And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ / Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. / For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Luke 10:31-32</a></span><br />Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-12.htm">Matthew 7:12</a></span><br />In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></span><br />For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Neither should you have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither should you have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.</p><p class="hdg">neither shouldest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6,9</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away <i>the punishment</i> thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver <i>them</i> up to Edom: … </p><p class="hdg">delivered up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a></b></br> And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.</p><p class="hdg">in the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Obadiah 1:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-3.htm">Genesis 35:3</a></b></br> And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Isaiah 37:3</a></b></br> And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day <i>is</i> a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and <i>there is</i> not strength to bring forth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Crossroads</a> <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Cross-Roads</a> <a href="/mark/11-4.htm">Crossway</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-5.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-12.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Fork</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Imprison</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Parting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-15.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/hosea/13-7.htm">Road</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-13.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Survivors</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Crossroads</a> <a href="/matthew/22-9.htm">Cross-Roads</a> <a href="/mark/11-4.htm">Crossway</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/3-3.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/mark/14-52.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Fork</a> <a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Fugitives</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Imprison</a> <a href="/micah/1-14.htm">Parting</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Road</a> <a href="/matthew/5-23.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/matthew/4-6.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-18.htm">Survivors</a><div class="vheading2">Obadiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">The destruction of Edom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">for their pride,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">and for their wrong unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">The salvation and victory of Jacob.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Edomites were known for their strategic control over these routes, which they used to their advantage. The crossroads symbolize a place of decision and opportunity, where Edom chose to act against their kin, the Israelites. This action is condemned as it reflects betrayal and opportunism. The crossroads also serve as a metaphor for moral and spiritual decisions, emphasizing the importance of choosing righteousness over exploitation.<p><b>to cut off their fugitives</b><br>The act of cutting off fugitives indicates a deliberate attempt to prevent escape and ensure capture or death. In the context of the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem, Edom's actions are seen as a betrayal of their kinship with Israel. This phrase underscores the severity of Edom's sin, as they not only refrained from offering refuge but actively participated in the oppression. Biblically, this act is reminiscent of other instances where God condemns those who harm the vulnerable, such as in <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Proverbs 24:11-12</a>, which calls for the rescue of those being led away to death.<p><b>nor deliver up their survivors</b><br>Delivering up survivors implies handing over those who managed to escape the initial destruction. This action is particularly egregious as it involves betrayal and a lack of compassion. Historically, this reflects Edom's alliance with Babylon, prioritizing political gain over familial loyalty. Theologically, it contrasts with the biblical call to protect and aid the oppressed, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, which urges the defense of the fatherless and the widow.<p><b>in the day of their distress</b><br>The "day of their distress" refers to the time of Jerusalem's fall and the suffering of its people. This phrase emphasizes the timing of Edom's actions, highlighting their opportunistic nature. In biblical prophecy, the "day of distress" often signifies a time of divine judgment and testing. Edom's actions during this period are seen as a failure to act justly and mercifully, contrasting with the biblical ideal of supporting those in distress, as exemplified by the Good Samaritan in <a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>. This serves as a reminder of the call to act with compassion and justice, even in times of chaos and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a></b><br>Descendants of Esau, brother of Jacob, who lived in the region of Edom. They are the primary audience of Obadiah's prophecy, being rebuked for their actions against the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>Descendants of Jacob, who were fleeing from their enemies during a time of distress. They were betrayed by the Edomites, their kin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/crossroads.htm">Crossroads</a></b><br>A metaphorical or literal place where decisions are made. In this context, it represents a place where the Edomites intercepted and harmed the fleeing Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/day_of_distress.htm">Day of Distress</a></b><br>A time of calamity and suffering for the Israelites, likely referring to an invasion or attack by foreign powers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/obadiah.htm">Obadiah</a></b><br>A prophet who delivered God's message of judgment against Edom for their betrayal and violence against their relatives, the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sin_of_betrayal.htm">The Sin of Betrayal</a></b><br>The Edomites' actions serve as a warning against betraying those who are vulnerable, especially those with whom we share a bond or kinship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>Obadiah's prophecy reminds us that God sees and judges the actions of nations and individuals, especially when they harm others in their time of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_in_crisis.htm">Compassion in Crisis</a></b><br>In times of distress, we are called to be compassionate and supportive, not opportunistic or harmful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_brotherhood.htm">The Importance of Brotherhood</a></b><br>The relationship between Edom and Israel highlights the importance of maintaining peace and support within familial and community relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/standing_at_the_crossroads.htm">Standing at the Crossroads</a></b><br>We often face decisions that can lead to either harm or help for others. We must choose paths that align with God's will and demonstrate love and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_obadiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Obadiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_obadiah_1_18_conflict_with_edomite_history.htm">How does Obadiah 1:18 align with or conflict against evidence of Edomite survival or assimilation in later history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_records_confirm_edom's_fall.htm">If Obadiah 1:10-14 prophesies Edom's utter destruction, why do archaeological records not uniformly confirm this total collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_of_egypt_exiles'_fate.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence that all exiles in Egypt faced the disastrous fate prophesied in Jeremiah 44:12-14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_prompted_god's_judgment_on_edom.htm">What prompted God's judgment on Edom?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/obadiah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - The climax of injury is the cutting off of fugitives, and delivering them into captivity. <span class="cmt_word">Neither shouldst thou have stood in the crossway;</span> <span class="accented">and stand not thou is the crossway</span>. The Edomites, as neighbours, would know all the passes into the wilderness by which the Judaeans would seek to escape. <span class="cmt_word">Neither shouldst thou have delivered up;</span> <span class="accented">and deliver not up</span>; Septuagint, <span class="greek">νηδὲ συγκλείσῃς</span>,, "shut not up;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">et non concludes.</span> So Pusey, "shut not up," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> with the enemy, driving them back upon their pursuers (comp. <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a>). The Hebrew word implies both meanings - "to deliver over to confinement;" and the meaning here is - do not seize on the people to give them over into captivity (comp. <a href="/amos/1-6.htm">Amos 1:6, 9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Those of his that did remain.</span> Those whom the invaders had spared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/obadiah/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nor should you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stand</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲמֹד֙</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·mōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the crossroads</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפֶּ֔רֶק</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pe·req)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6563.htm">Strong's 6563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Parting of ways, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַכְרִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haḵ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fugitives,</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִיטָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(pə·lî·ṭāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6412.htm">Strong's 6412: </a> </span><span class="str2">Escaped one, fugitive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">deliver up</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּסְגֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(tas·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their survivors</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂרִידָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(śə·rî·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> </span><span class="str2">A survivor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the day</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their distress.</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/obadiah/1-14.htm">Obadiah 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/obadiah/1-14.htm">OT Prophets: Obadiah 1:14 Don't stand in the crossroads to cut (Obad. 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