Obadiah 1:2
Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.
Psalms 107:39Then they were brought to be few: and they were afflicted through the trouble of evils and sorrow.
Jeremiah 49:15For behold I have made thee a little one among the nations, despicable among men.
Micah 7:10And my enemy shall behold, and she shall be covered with shame, who saith to me: Where is the Lord thy God? My eyes shall look down upon her: now shall she be trodden under foot 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 →