Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Obadiah 1:14
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Obadiah1:14
14. stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his--Judah's.
that did escape--The Jews naturally fled by the crossways. (Maurer translates, "narrow mountain passes") well known to them, to escape to the desert, and through Edom to Egypt; but the Edomites stood ready to intercept the fugitives and either kill or "deliver them up" to the foe.
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