Obadiah 1:2

Behold, I will make you small among the nations, you will be greatly despised.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1The vision of Obadiah. The Lord Yahweh says this concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Yahweh and an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying, “Rise up! Let us rise up against her for battle!”

3The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, in your lofty home; who say in your heart, “Who will bring me down to the ground?”

Read all of Obadiah 1

Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh makes some people poor and some rich. 1 He humbles, but he also lifts up. 1

Psalms 107:39They were diminished and brought low 1 by painful distress and suffering. 1

Jeremiah 49:15“For see, I have made you small compared to the other nations, despised by people. 1

Micah 7:10Then my enemy will see it, 1 and shame will cover the one who said to me, 1 “Where is Yahweh your God?” 1 My eyes will look at her; 1 she will be trampled down like the mud in the streets. 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Obadiah 1:2