Obadiah 1:3

The zadon (pride, presumption, arrogance) of thine lev (heart) hath deceived thee, 1 thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, 1 whose habitation is high; 1 that saith in his lev: 1 Who shall bring me down to the ground? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

2Hinei, I have made thee small among the Goyim; 1 thou art greatly despised. 1

4Though thou exalt thyself to soar as the nesher, 1 and though thou set thy nest among the kokhavim (stars), 1 thence will I bring thee down, 1 saith Hashem. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 36:8Thus dwelt Esav in har Se'ir; Esav is Edom.

2 Chronicles 25:12And another 10,000 left chayyim (alive) did the Bnei Yehudah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the cliff, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, that they all were dashed to pieces.

Proverbs 18:12Before shever (destruction) the lev ish is haughty, 1 and before kavod is anavah (humility). 1

Isaiah 10:14And my yad hath found like a ken (nest) 1 the riches of the nations; 1 and like one gathereth beitzim (eggs) that are left, 1 have I gathered kol ha'aretz; 1 and there was none that moved the wing, 1 or opened the beak, or peeped. 1

Isaiah 14:15Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, 1 to the lowest depths of the bor (pit). 1

Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst: 1 I shall be a Geveret ad l'olam (Lady forever): 1 so that thou didst not lay these things to thy lev, 1 neither didst remember her + 47:7 Babylonʼs acharit (latter end, i.e. future destruction). 1

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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