Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
ye . . . upon my holy mountain—a periphrasis for, "ye Jews" [MAURER], whom Obadiah now by a sudden apostrophe addresses. The clause, "upon My holy mountain," expresses the reason of the vengeance to be taken on Judah's foes; namely, that Jerusalem is God's holy mountain, the seat of His temple, and Judah His covenant-people. Jeremiah 49:12, which is copied from Obadiah, establishes this view (compare I Peter 4:17).
as ye have drunk, etc.—namely, the cup of wrath, being dispossessed of your goods and places as a nation, by Edom and all the heathen; so shall all the heathen (Edom included) drink the same cup (Psalms 60:3; Isaiah 51:17, Isaiah 51:22; Jeremiah 13:12-13; Jer. 25:15-33; Jeremiah 49:12; Jeremiah 51:7; Lamentations 4:21-22 Nahum 3:11; Habakkuk 2:16).
continually—whereas Judah's calamity shall be temporary (Obadiah 1:17). The foes of Judah shall never regain their former position (Obadiah 1:18-19).
swallow down—so as not to leave anything in the cup of calamity; not merely "drink" (Psalms 75:8).
be as though they had not been—not a trace left of their national existence (Job 10:19; Psalms 37:36; Ezekiel 26:21).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Obadiah 1:16:
Isaiah 21:12
Isaiah 34:5
Jeremiah 25:29
Jeremiah 48:27
Ezekiel 35:5
Obadiah 1:17
Obadiah 1:21
Habakkuk 2:15
Zechariah 1:15
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