Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, who dwellest in the clefts of the rocks, and settest up thy throne on high: who sayest in thy heart: Who shall bring me down to the ground ?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.
Cross References
Genesis 36:8And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.
2 Chronicles 25:12And other ten thousand men the sons of Juda took, and brought to the steep of a certain rock, and cast them down headlong from the top, and they all were broken to pieces.
Proverbs 18:12Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled.
Isaiah 10:14And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise.
Isaiah 14:15But yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, into the depth of the pit.
Isaiah 47:7And thou hast said: I shall be a lady for ever: thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, neither hast thou remembered thy latter end.
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 →