Obadiah 1:2
Behold, I make thee small among the nations: thou shalt be greatly despised.
Leeser Tanakh
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 and also lifteth up.
Psalms 107:39They were also diminished and bowed low through oppression, misfortune, and sorrow:
Jeremiah 49:15For, lo, I render thee small among the nations, despised among men.
Micah 7:10Then she that is my enemy will see it, and shame shall cover her, who said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? My eyes shall complacently see her [suffer]: 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 →