Obadiah 1:13 (YLT)

Passage

Nor come into a gate of My people in a day of their calamity, Nor look, even thou, on its misfortune in a day of its calamity, Nor send forth against its force in a day of its calamity,

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:11 In the day of thy standing over-against, In the day of strangers taking captive his force, And foreigners have entered his gates, And for Jerusalem have cast a lot, Even thou <FI>art<Fi> as one of them!

Obadiah 1:12 And--thou dost not look on the day of thy brother, On the day of his alienation, Nor dost thou rejoice over sons of Judah, In the day of their destruction, Nor make great thy mouth in a day of distress.

Obadiah 1:13 Nor come into a gate of My people in a day of their calamity, Nor look, even thou, on its misfortune in a day of its calamity, Nor send forth against its force in a day of its calamity,

Obadiah 1:14 Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.

Obadiah 1:15 For near <FI>is<Fi> the day of Jehovah, on all the nations, As thou hast done, it is done to thee, Thy deed doth turn back on thine own head.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "gate", "people", "calamity", "look", "even", "thou", and "misfortune". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "gate", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And--thou dost not look on the day..." into verse 14's "Nor stand by the breach to cut...", so "come" and "gate" 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 "come" and "gate" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.