Obadiah 1:10 (LSB)

Passage

“Because of violence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, And you will be cut off forever.

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:8 Will I not on that day,” declares Yahweh, “Cause the wise men to perish from Edom And discernment from the mountain of Esau?

Obadiah 1:9 Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman, So that each one may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

Obadiah 1:10 “Because of violence to your brother Jacob, You will be covered with shame, And you will be cut off forever.

Obadiah 1:11 On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers took his wealth captive And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem— You too were as one of them.

Obadiah 1:12 Now do not look on your brother’s day with triumph, The day of his misfortune. And do not be glad over the sons of Judah In the day when they perish; And do not let your mouth speak great things In the day of their distress.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "violence", "brother", "jacob", "covered", "shame", and "forever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "violence" and "brother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Then your mighty men will be dismayed..." into verse 11's "On the day that you stood aloof...", so "violence" and "brother" belong inside that flow. In Obadiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "violence" and "brother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.