Obadiah 1:4 KJV — MannaFest

Obadiah 1:4

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.

KJV

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DBT

Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.

ASV

Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

WEB

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

YLT

If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.

About this book

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Obadiah — Twenty-one verses against Edom — the shortest book in the Old Testament. Judgment on the brother-nation that gloated when Jerusalem fell.

Author: Obadiah (v. 1) — no patronymic or home given
Date: Disputed: either shortly after 586 BC (Edom's complicity in Jerusalem's fall, Ps 137:7) or pre-exilic

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Amos 9:2
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
Job 20:6–7
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Isaiah 14:12–15
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Psalms 139:8
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

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Note, Sinners will certainly be made ashamed of their pride and security of their pride when it has a fall and of their security when their confidences fail their expectation. Do they depend upon their wealth and treasure, the abundance of which is looked upon as the sinews of war? Is their money their defence?

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

exalt thyself--or supply from the second clause, "thy nest" [MAURER] (Compare Job 20:6; Am 9:2). set . . . nest among . . . stars--namely, on the loftiest hills which seem to reach the very stars. Edom is a type of Antichrist (Isa 14:13;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Bring thee down - God who is in the heavens would throw thee down. When men could not marshal armies against thee, stars should fight in their courses against thee.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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