Obadiah 1:12

New Century Version

“Edom, do not laugh at your brother Israel in his time of trouble or be happy about the people of Judah when they are destroyed. Do not brag when cruel things are done to them.

Cross References

Micah 4:11

But now many nations have come to fight against you, saying, “Let’s destroy Jerusalem. We will look at her and be glad we have defeated her.”

Ezekiel 35:15

You were happy when the land of Israel was ruined, but I will do the same thing to you. Mount Seir and all Edom, you will become an empty ruin. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mistreats the poor insults their Maker; whoever enjoys someone’s trouble will be punished.

1 Samuel 2:3

“Don’t continue bragging, don’t speak proud words. The Lord is a God who knows everything, and he judges what people do.

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.

Jude 1:16

These people complain and blame others, doing the evil things they want to do. They brag about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.

Psalm 37:13

But the Lord laughs at the wicked, because he sees that their day is coming.

Psalm 31:18

With pride and hatred they speak against those who do right. So silence their lying lips.

Psalm 22:17

I can count all my bones; people look and stare at me.

Job 31:29

“I have not been happy when my enemies fell or laughed when they had trouble.

Revelation 13:5

The beast was allowed to say proud words and words against God, and it was allowed to use its power for forty-two months.

James 3:5

It is the same with the tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it brags about great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.

Luke 19:41

As Jesus came near Jerusalem, he saw the city and cried for it,

Lamentations 4:21

Be happy and glad, people of Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. The cup of God’s anger will come to you; then you will get drunk and go naked.

Isaiah 37:24

You have sent your messengers to insult the Lord. You have said, “With my many chariots I have gone to the tops of the mountains, to the highest mountains of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its best pine trees. I have gone to its greatest heights and its best forests.

Psalm 92:11

When I looked, I saw my enemies; I heard the cries of those who are against me.

Psalm 59:10

My God loves me, and he goes in front of me. He will help me defeat my enemies.

Psalm 54:7

You have saved me from all my troubles, and I have seen my enemies defeated.

Job 18:20

People of the west will be shocked at what has happened to them, and people of the east will be very frightened.

Psalm 35:15

But when I was in trouble, they gathered and laughed; they gathered to attack before I knew it. They insulted me without stopping.

Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies open their mouths to speak against you. They make fun and grind their teeth in anger. They say, “We have swallowed you up. This is the day we were waiting for! We have finally seen it happen.”

Ezekiel 35:12

Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard all your insults against the mountains of Israel. You said, “They have been ruined. They have been given to us to eat.”

Ezekiel 36:5

This is what the Lord God says: I speak in hot anger against the other nations. I speak against the people of Edom, who took my land for themselves with joy and with hate in their hearts. They forced out the people and took their pastureland.’