Obadiah 1:4

Obadiah 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Though you ascend as high as the eagle, And though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

Context of Obadiah 1:4

2Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised. 3The 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? 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. 5If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night (how art thou cut off!), would they not steal only till they had enough? if grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? 6How are the things of Esau searched! how are his hidden treasures sought out!

Obadiah 1:4 word by word

אִם־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר וְאִם־בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑ךָ מִשָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• highגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• nestקֵןqên · nestH7064
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• bringיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:4

• Job 20:6Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach unto the clouds;
• Job 39:27Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?
• Jeremiah 49:16As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
• Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
• Isaiah 14:12How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!
• Jeremiah 51:53Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall destroyers come unto her, saith Jehovah.
• Amos 9:2Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

Commentaries on Obadiah 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle - Though like this bird thou get into the highest cliff of the highest rock, it will not avail thee. To defend thee, when Jehovah has determined thy destruction, thy deepest caves and highest rocks will be equally useless. See Jeremiah 49:16.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle - (or, thy nest) The eagle builds its nest in places nearly inaccessible to man. The Edomites were a race of eagles. It is not the language of poetry or exaggeration; but is poetic, because so true. “And though thou set thy nest in the stars.” This is men‘s language, strange as it is. “I shall touch the stars with my crown;” “I shall strike the stars with my lofty crown;” “since I have touched heaven with my lance.”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4I will make you small: Several messages of judgment describe Edom’s specific sins against Israel (Obadiah 1:10–14; Jeremiah 49:7–22; Ezekiel 25:12–14; 36:5). Edom often appears among the nations that opposed Israel and the Lord (Isaiah 34; Ezekiel 35–36; Amos 9:1–15). small among the nations … The pride of your heart: Edom’s rocky landscape reflected the pride of its people. Just as their land was high and difficult to reach, the people of Edom thought…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. exalt thyself--or supply from the second clause, "thy nest" [Maurer] (Compare Job 20:6; Jr 49:16; 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 (Is 14:13; Da 8:10; 11:37). thence will I bring thee down--in spite of thy boast (Ob 3), "Who shall bring me down?"Read the comment

Topics related to Obadiah 1:4

• Deceit
• Pride
• Self-Exaltation

In the dictionaries

• Eagle
• Exalt
• Nest
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Obadiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings