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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Obadiah his message to Edom.
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# General Information:
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Verses 12-14 consist of a series of negative commands that Yahweh gives to tell the people of Edom how not to treat the Israelites.
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# do not gloat over
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"do not be happy because of" or "do not take pleasure in"
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# your brother's day
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Here "your brother" refers to the people of Israel because Jacob and Esau were brothers.
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# the day
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Each of the several occurrences of "day" refer to the time when Babylon attacked and destroyed Jerusalem.
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# misfortune
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"disaster" or "trouble"
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# in the day of their destruction
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"at the time when their enemies destroy them"
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# in the day of their distress
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"at the time when they suffer"
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# calamity ... disaster ... ruin
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These are all different translations of the same word. If your language has one word that can translate all three of these ideas, you could use it here.
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# over their affliction
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"because of the bad things that happen to them"
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# do not loot their wealth
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"do not take their wealth" "or "do not steal their wealth"
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# crossroads
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a place where two roads come together
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# to cut off his fugitives
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"to kill the people of Israel who are trying to escape" or "to catch those who were trying to escape"
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# do not hand over his survivors
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"do not capture those who are still alive and give them to their enemies"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/judah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/afflict]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cutoff]] |