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Obadiah 1:3

The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

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ASV

The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O 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?

KJV

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?

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זְד֤וֹןze.Don[the] presumption ofH2087 →
לִבְּךָ֙li.be.Khaheart yourH3820 →
הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhi.shi.'E.khait has deceived youH5377 →
שֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiO dwellerH7931 →
בְחַגְוֵי־ve.chag.vei-in clefts ofH2288 →
סֶּ֖לַעSe.la'rockH5553 →
מְר֣וֹםme.Rom[the] height ofH4791 →
שִׁבְתּ֑וֹshiv.Todwelling hisH7675 →
אֹמֵ֣ר'o.Mer[who] saysH559 →
בְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.Boin heart hisH3820 →
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310 →
יוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niwill he bring down meH3381 →
אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retz[the] groundH776 →

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Galatians 6:7Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.Isaiah 14:13–15You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.Jeremiah 49:16The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.2 Kings 14:7Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.Isaiah 16:6We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Malachi 1:4Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.Isaiah 47:7–8You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.Jeremiah 37:9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not!Esther 6:6Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.Ezekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.2 Chronicles 25:12and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.Jeremiah 48:29–30We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

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