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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Obadiah his message to Edom. 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 of his misfortune
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"the time at which bad things happen to him"
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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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# 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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