The Day of the Lord (vers. 15a, 16-21). 

        For the general concept of the Day of the Lord see ch. II. The drinking in ver. 16 is the drinking of the cup of God’s wrath, of which Judah and Israel (“ye”) have already drunk.

        There is probably some textual corruption in ver. 19f, for as it stands it would seem to deprive the restored of Israel of part of their territory (both vers. 18 and 20 imply Israel’s restoration); in ver. 20 quite apart from our ignorance of the location of Sepharad and why it should be specially mentioned, the Hebrew is very difficult.

        Though Obadiah may seem preoccupied with the restor­ation of Israel, the closing words of the prophecy show that he knew that all this was to come to pass merely that the kingdom of God should be established.