Obadiah 1:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Obadiah 1:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Obadiah 1:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Obadiah 1:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Obadiah 1:14 — World English Bible
Obadiah 1:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Obadiah 1:14 — American Standard Version
Obadiah 1:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Nor stand by the breach to cut off its escaped, Nor deliver up its remnant in a day of distress.”
Obadiah 1:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Obadiah 1:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and thou shouldest not have stood on the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape, nor have delivered up those remaining of him in the day of distress. ”
Obadiah 1:14 — Darby Translation
Obadiah 1:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neyther shouldest thou haue stande in the crosse wayes to cut off them, that shoulde escape, neither shouldest thou haue shut vp the remnant thereof in the day of affliction.”
Obadiah 1:14 — Geneva Bible
Obadiah 1:14 in Context — Obadiah 1
12 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.
13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
14 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.
15 For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
What Does Obadiah 1:14 Mean?
Obadiah 1:14 is a verse from the Book of Obadiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Obadiah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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