Obadiah 1:1
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
2Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.
Cross References
Genesis 36:8And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Psalms 137:7Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
Isaiah 21:11The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
Isaiah 34:1Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth of it
Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Jeremiah 9:25Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised in their uncircumcision;
Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:1
This is the shortest of all the books of the Old Testament, the least of those tribes, and yet is not to be passed by, or thought meanly of, for this penny has Cæsar's image and superscription upon it; it is stamped with a divine authority. There may appear much of God in a short sermon, in a little book; and much good may be done by it, multum in parvo—much in a little. Mr. Norris says, "If angels were to write books, we should have few folios." That may be very precious which is not voluminous. This book is… Read the whole commentary →