Obadiah 1:2

Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised [art] thou exceedingly.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom, A report we have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations was sent, 'Rise, yea, let us rise against her for battle.'

3The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place [is] his habitation, He is saying in his heart, 'Who doth bring me down [to] earth?')

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

Psalms 107:39And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.

Jeremiah 49:15For, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men.

Micah 7:10And see doth mine enemy, And cover her doth shame, Who saith unto me, 'Where [is] Jehovah thy God?' Mine eyes do look on her, Now she is for a treading-place, As mire of the out-places.

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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