Obadiah 1:4

Though thou build high like an eagle, and though, among the stars, thou set thy nest, from thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 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?

5If, thieves, had come to thee, if robbers by night—how ruined thou art! Would they not have stolen what sufficed them? If, grape-gatherers, had come to thee, Would they not have left gleanings?

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Cross References

Job 39:27Or, at thy bidding, that the Eagle mounteth, and that he setteth on high his nest?

Jeremiah 49:16Thy monstrous thing, hath deceived thee, The insolence of thy heart, O thou that inhabitest the hidden recesses of the cliff, That holdest fast the height of the hill,—Though thou set high as an eagle, thy nest, From thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh;

Amos 9:2Though they break through into hades, from thence, shall my hand fetch them,—and, though they ascend the heavens, from thence, will I bring them down;

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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