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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/obadiah/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/obadiah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But even if you soar as high as eagles and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you crashing down,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/obadiah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though thou exalt <i>thyself</i> as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/obadiah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Though you ascend <i>as</i> high as the eagle, And though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/obadiah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Though you make <i>your home</i> high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,&#8221 declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/obadiah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/obadiah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though you build loftily like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down,” declares Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/obadiah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Though you build [your nest] on high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/obadiah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. This is the LORD’s declaration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/obadiah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. This is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/obadiah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/obadiah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will still bring you down, even if you fly higher than an eagle or nest among the stars. I, the LORD, have spoken! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/obadiah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/obadiah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even though you fly high like an eagle and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/obadiah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even though you make your home as high as an eagle's nest, so that it seems to be among the stars, yet I will pull you down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/obadiah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Though you soar high like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down even from there," declares the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/obadiah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,? declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/obadiah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!" says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/obadiah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/obadiah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though thou shalt exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou shalt set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/obadiah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/obadiah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />If you go up high as an eagle, "" And if you set your nest between stars, "" From there I bring you down,” "" A declaration of YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/obadiah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/obadiah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />If thou shalt exalt as the eagle, and set thy nest between the stars, from thence will I bring thee down, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/obadiah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Though thou be exalted as an eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars: thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/obadiah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Though you have been lifted high like an eagle, and though you have placed your nest among the stars, from there I will pull you down, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/obadiah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though you soar like the eagle, and your nest is set among the stars, From there I will bring you down— oracle of the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/obadiah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/obadiah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though you rise high like the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, thence I will bring you down, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/obadiah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />If you will be lifted up like an eagle, and if among the stars you put your nest, from there I will bring you down, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/obadiah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Though thou make thy nest as high as the eagle, And though thou set it among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/obadiah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If thou shouldest mount up as the eagle, and if thou shouldest make thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/obadiah/1-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/piuamfDBCtM?start=37" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/obadiah/1.htm">The Destruction of Edom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>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?’ <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: taḡ·bî·ah (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">you soar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5404.htm" title="5404: kan·ne·šer (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- An eagle. From an unused root meaning to lacerate; the eagle.">like the eagle</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and make</a> <a href="/hebrew/7064.htm" title="7064: qin·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A nest. Contracted from qanan; a nest, sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling.">your nest</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm (N-mp) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">the stars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: miš·šām (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">even from there</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: ’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">I will bring you down,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You 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. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/20-6.htm">Job 20:6-7</a></span><br />Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, and his head touches the clouds, / he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33-34</a></span><br />Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled. / He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, there will I bring you down, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">exalt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-6.htm">Job 20:6,7</a></b></br> Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/39-27.htm">Job 39:27,28</a></b></br> Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a></b></br> Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, <i>and</i> the pride of thine heart, 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 the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">among.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a></b></br> How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! <i>how</i> art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Jeremiah 51:53</a></b></br> Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, <i>yet</i> from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2</a></b></br> Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/9-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Build</a> <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/hosea/11-7.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm">Soar</a> <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/hosea/13-10.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/micah/3-10.htm">Build</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Eagle</a> <a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/micah/1-3.htm">High</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Nest</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/job/39-26.htm">Soar</a> <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/matthew/4-21.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/micah/1-10.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Obadiah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-1.htm">The destruction of Edom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">for their pride,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">and for their wrong unto Jacob.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/obadiah/1-17.htm">The salvation and victory of Jacob.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/obadiah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/obadiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/obadiah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Though you soar like the eagle</b><br>This phrase symbolizes pride and self-exaltation. The eagle, known for its strength and high flight, represents the Edomites' belief in their invincibility and superiority. In biblical times, eagles were seen as majestic creatures, often associated with power and freedom. The Edomites, descendants of Esau, lived in the mountainous region of Seir, which gave them a sense of security and dominance. This imagery is also used in <a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a>, where Edom's pride is similarly addressed.<p><b>and make your nest among the stars</b><br>This expression highlights the Edomites' perceived security and lofty position. The stars symbolize the highest attainable heights, suggesting that Edom believed they were beyond reach or harm. The geographical location of Edom, with its high cliffs and fortresses, contributed to this false sense of security. This phrase echoes the prideful ambition seen in the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>), where humanity sought to reach the heavens.<p><b>even from there I will bring you down</b><br>This is a declaration of divine judgment and the futility of human pride. Despite Edom's elevated position, God asserts His sovereignty and ability to humble them. This reflects the biblical theme that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). The fall of Edom serves as a warning to all nations and individuals who trust in their own strength rather than in God.<p><b>declares the LORD</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophecy. The use of "declares the LORD" underscores that this is not merely a human prediction but a divine pronouncement. Throughout the Bible, God's declarations are shown to be unfailing and absolute, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">Isaiah 46:10</a>, where God declares the end from the beginning. This assures the reader of the inevitability of Edom's downfall as part of God's righteous judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/o/obadiah.htm">Obadiah</a></b><br>The prophet who authored this book, delivering a message of judgment against Edom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, known for its pride and enmity against Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/eagle.htm">Eagle</a></b><br>A symbol of pride and high status, representing Edom's self-exaltation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/stars.htm">Stars</a></b><br>Symbolic of the highest heights, indicating Edom's perceived invincibility.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who declares judgment and has the power to humble the proud.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to a false sense of security and invincibility, as seen in Edom's attitude. Believers must guard against pride, recognizing that all strength and success come from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>No matter how high one may rise, God is sovereign and can bring down the proud. Trust in God's ultimate authority and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Embrace humility, understanding that God honors the humble and resists the proud. Seek to live a life that reflects Christ's humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin, particularly pride, has consequences. Edom's downfall serves as a warning to turn from sin and seek God's forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While God judges the proud, He also offers hope and restoration to those who repent. Trust in God's just and merciful nature.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_obadiah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Obadiah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_obadiah_1_4_on_edom's_fall.htm">In Obadiah 1:4, how can we validate scientifically or historically the claim of bringing Edom down even from lofty heights? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_obadiah's_main_message.htm">What is the main message of the book of Obadiah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_prompted_god's_judgment_on_edom.htm">What prompted God's judgment on Edom?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_edom's_pride_cause_its_downfall.htm">Will Edom's pride lead to its ultimate downfall?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/obadiah/1-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you soar</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(taḡ·bî·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the eagle</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר</span> <span class="translit">(kan·ne·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5404.htm">Strong's 5404: </a> </span><span class="str2">The eagle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your nest</span><br /><span class="heb">קִנֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(qin·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7064.htm">Strong's 7064: </a> </span><span class="str2">A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stars,</span><br /><span class="heb">כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even from there</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will bring you down,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/obadiah/1-4.htm">Obadiah 1:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/obadiah/1-4.htm">OT Prophets: Obadiah 1:4 Though you mount on high as (Obad. 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