Obadiah 1:2

I will make you insignificant among the nations. You will be totally despised.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Obadiah's vision. This is what the Lord says about the land of Edom. We have heard from the Lord that a messenger was sent to tell the nations: Get ready! Let's go to war against Edom!

3Your heart's pride has deceived you—you who live in a secure fortress of rock in the high mountains, saying to yourselves, “Who can ever bring us down?”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes some poor, but others rich; he brings some down, but he lifts others up.

Psalms 107:39When they become few, brought low by oppression, misery, and sorrow,

Jeremiah 49:15Watch as I will make you insignificant compared to other nations—everyone will look down on you.

Micah 7:10Then my enemies will see it and cover their faces in shame for taunting me, asking, “Where is the Lord your God?” With my own eyes I will see what happens to them; they will be trodden down like mud in 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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