Obadiah 1:2

See, I have made you small among the nations: you are much looked down on.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord has said about Edom: We have had word from the Lord, and a representative has been sent among the nations, saying, Up! and let us make war against her.

3You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

Psalms 107:39And when they are made low, and crushed by trouble and sorrow,

Jeremiah 49:15For see, I have made you small among the nations, looked down on by men.

Micah 7:10And my hater will see it and be covered with shame; she who said to me, Where is the Lord your God? my eyes will see their desire effected on her, now she will be crushed under foot like the dust 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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