Obadiah 1:2

Behold, I have made thee small among the nations. Thou are greatly despised.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

In Context

1The vision of Obadiah. Thus says lord LORD concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

3The pride of thy heart has deceived thee, O thou who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7LORD makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Psalms 107:39Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.

Jeremiah 49:15For, behold, I have made thee small among the nations, and despised among men.

Micah 7:10Then my enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her who said to me, Where is LORD thy God? My eyes shall see [my desire] upon her. Now she shall be trodden down as the mire of the streets.

Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:2-10

The Doom of Edom. ( b. c. 587.) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord , and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou exalt… Read the whole commentary →

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