12. taking vengeance —literally, "revenging with revengement," that is, the most unrelenting vengeance. It was not simple hatred, but deep-brooding, implacable revenge. The grudge of Edom or Esau was originally for Jacob's robbing him of Isaac's blessing ( Genesis 25:23 ; Genesis 27:27-41 ). This purpose of revenge yielded to the extraordinary kindness of Jacob, through the blessing of Him with whom Jacob wrestled in prayer; but it was revived as an hereditary grudge in the posterity of Esau when they saw the younger branch rising to the pre-eminence which they thought of right belonged to themselves. More recently, for David's subjugation of Edom to Israel ( Genesis 27:27-1.27.41- : ). They therefore gave vent to their spite by joining the Chaldeans in destroying Jerusalem ( Psalms 137:7 ; Lamentations 4:22 ; Obadiah 1:10-14 ), and then intercepting and killing the fugitive Jews ( Obadiah 1:10-31.1.14- : ) and occupying part of the Jewish land as far as Hebron. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"
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