Obadiah 1:4

Though 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

In Context

3The 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

5If ganavim (thieves) came to thee, if shodedei lailah (robbers by night) — 1 oh how art thou cut off! 1 — would they not have stolen only till they had enough? 1 If the grape gatherers came to thee, 1 would they not leave some grapes? 1

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Cross References

Job 39:27Doth the nesher (eagle) mount up at thy command, 1 and make her ken (nest) on high? 1

Jeremiah 49:16Thy fierceness hath deceived thee, 1 and the zadon (pride, malice) of thine lev, 1 O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, 1 that holdest the height of the hill; 1 though thou shouldest make thy ken (nest) as high as the nesher, 1 I will bring thee down from there, saith Hashem.

Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, 1 thence shall Mine hand take them; 1 though they climb up to Shomayim, 1 thence will I bring them down; 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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