Obadiah 1:3
The insolence of thy heart, hath deceived thee, O thou that inhabitest the retreats of the crag, the height of his habitation,—that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Lo! small, have I made thee, among the nations—Despised art thou exceedingly!
Cross References
Genesis 36:8So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir, Esau, is Edom.
2 Chronicles 25:12and the sons of Judah took captive, ten thousand alive, and brought to the top of the crag,—and cast them down from the top of the crag, and, all of them, were torn asunder.
Proverbs 18:12Before grievous injury, a man’s heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.
Isaiah 10:14And my hand hath found as a nest the wealth of the peoples, And as the gathering of eggs that are forsaken, all the earth, have, I, gathered,—And there was none to flap a wing, or open a mouth or chirp.
Isaiah 14:15Howbeit, to Hades, shalt thou be brought down,—To the Recesses of the Pit!
Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst, Unto times age-abiding, shall I be Mistress,—Insomuch that thou laidst not these things to thy heart, Didst not keep in mind the issue thereof,
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 →