Matthew Poole and continuators on Obadiah 1:12

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 rejoyced over the children of Judah , in the day of their destruction : neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress .

With secret joy and satisfaction to thy eyes and mind, if thou wouldst have looked, it should have been with tears and grief, not with joy and gladness at the sight; so the word, Psalm 37.3[illegible: 1 letter]. and 54.7. and Prov. 29.16.

On the affliction and sad misery which fell upon thy Brother Iacob; so day in Scripture, thus absolutely put, doth often signifie, Psal. 37.13. Micah 7.4.

Having by the misery of War been made a Captive, and lost his former right and liberty in his own Country, was now lookt upon as a stranger, i. e. one who had no more right to any thing in the land.

This explains the former.

This expounds Brother.

This tells us what day meant.

Vaunting over the Iewes, insolently upbraiding and [illegible: 1 letter]eproaching them with virulent words, and exulcerated malice,

when Ierusalem was taken.

Marginal references: Or, do not [illegible: 1 word].; Heb. [illegible: 1 word] mouth.