Obadiah 1:7

"All the men of your alliance have brought you on your way, even to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. Friends who eat your bread lay a snare under you. There is no understanding in him.”"

Key Reflection

This passage reveals that even those closest to us, including allies and friends, can betray our trust. It underscores the unexpected nature of deception, highlighting how those who seem loyal can become adversaries, setting traps that lead to downfall.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border -Destruction is more bitter, when friends aid in it. Edom had all along with unnatural hatred persecuted his brother, Jacob. So, in God’s just judgment, its friends should be among its destroyers. Those confederates were probably Moab and Ammon, Tyre and Zidon, with whom they united to resist NebuchadnezzarJeremiah 27:3, and seduced Zedekiah to rebel, although Moab, Ammon, and Edom turned against himZephaniah 2:8;Ezekiel 25:0.

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