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Obadiah 1:15 — For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast…
“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.”
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The verses around Obadiah 1:15.
13Thou 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;
14Neither 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.
15For 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.
16For 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.
17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Verse explanation
"As thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee" is the book's principle of retributive justice: the same evil one nation does to another comes back upon it, and this applies to "all the heathen," not only to Edom.
From the Obadiah 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Obadiah 1:15 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque o dia do Senhor está perto, sobre todas as nações: como tu fizeste, assim se fará comtigo: a tua recompensa tornará sobre a tua cabeça.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Porque perto está o dia do SENHOR sobre todas as nações; como tu fizeste, assim se fará a ti; o pagamento devido voltará sobre tua cabeça.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Porque el día del Señor está cerca para todas las naciones. Lo que hagan, eso mismo harán con ustedes. Sus acciones se revertirán sobre sus propias cabezas.
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In other languages: Português (Obadias 1:15) · Español (Abdías 1:15)
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