Obadiah 1:2
Behold, I make thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
Psalms 107:39Again, they are minished and dwindle away through oppression of evil and sorrow.
Jeremiah 49:15For, behold, I make thee small among the nations, and despised among men.
Micah 7:10Then mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her; who said unto me: Where is the LORD thy God? Mine eyes shall gaze upon her; now shall she 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 →