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Obadiah 1:4

thou exalt thyself There is no need to supply the word "thyself," as is done by A.V. and others ("though thou wentest as high as the eagle." Ewald). "Thy nest" is the subject of both clauses. The words as they stand give a perfectly clear sense in English, as in Hebrew: though thou exaltest as the eagle, and though among the stars thou settest thy nest. Comp. Numbers 24:21; Habakkuk 2:9.

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See also Obadiah 1:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Obadiah 1:4. _THOUGH 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 de...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THOUGH 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 exaggera...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    OBADIAH 1:1 B. THE DESERVED DOWNFALL OF EDOM. The prophet declares that interpretation of current events which Yahweh has revealed to him. Other nations are combining against Edom (Obadiah 1:1) and Ya...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THOUGH, &C. The words of Jehovah. SET THY NEST. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:21). App-92. Compare Habakkuk 2:9. AMONG THE STARS. Figure of speech _Hyperbole._ App-6. SAITH THE LORD. [is] Jeh...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _EDOM'S PRIDE AND PUNISHMENT -- OBADIAH 1:1-9:_ God gave Obadiah a message about Edom. The King James Version uses the word "Rumor" to describe the vision and message of Obadiah. The word means an aut...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CERTAINTY OF EDOM'S JUDGMENT TEXT: Obadiah 1:1-4 1. The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF - or supply from the second clause, "t...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *LORD IS KING OBADIAH _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF OBADIAH AUTHOR This is the shortest book in the *Old Testament. Obadiah means ‘the servant of *Yahweh’. Or it means ‘the person who giv...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    1-9. — THE DIVINE HOSTILITY AGAINST EDOM PROCLAIMED. (1) THE VISION OF OBADIAH. — Properly, _vision of Obadiah,_ without the article. There are three recognised headings to prophetical books — _word,...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אִם ־תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּ † נֶּ֔שֶׁר וְ אִם...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    EDOM AND ISRAEL Obadiah 1:1 IF the Book of Obadiah presents us with some of the most difficult questions of criticism, it raises besides one of the hardest ethical problems in all the vexed history...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Down. (Job xx. 6.) How vain is all human power!_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "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 ex...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Edom is frequently spoken of in the prophets. This people, who, as well as Jacob, were descended from Isaac, had an inveterate hatred to the posterity of the younger son who were favoured as the peopl...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THOUGH THOU EXALTEST [THYSELF] AS THE EAGLE,.... That soars aloft, flies on high, even out of sight, higher than any other bird does: or, "exaltest thy habitation"; and makest it as high as the eagle'...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 4. _Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle_] Or, as the Ara...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The vision of Obadiah_ The name of this prophet signifies, _a servant_, or a worshipper, _of the Lord._ Such he undoubtedly was, and also a prophet, but what he was in other respects we are not infor...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Edom's Destruction Foretold...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, with his home placed on inaccessible crags, AND THOUGH THOU SET THY NEST AMONG THE STARS, on the summit of the highest mountains, THENCE WILL I BRING THEE DOWN,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-16 This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, as their father Esau's rejection; and to refer to the destruction of the enemies of the gospel church. See the predicti...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THOUGH THOU EXALT THYSELF AS THE EAGLE: Edom boasted of his strength from the height of the rocks he dwelt on, OBADIAH 1:3, but here he is answered, if he could build his nest as the eagles, which bui...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Obadiah 1:4 high H1361 (H8686) eagle H5404 set H7760 (H8800) nest H7064 stars H3556 down H3381 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH'S SENTENCE ON EDOM (OBADIAH 1:2). YHWH's message to Edom was simple and straightforward. They had exalted themselves to the heavens, confident of their safety in their mountain strongholds, but...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Edom's humiliation because of sin against God's people. CHARACTERS: God, Obadiah. CONCLUSION: If men in their pride and carnal security dare to challenge omnipotence, their challenge will...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee._ PRIDE I. That the most despicable people are often the most disposed to pride. Edom is described as “greatly despised.” Small and disdainable as they we...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:2 Edom is insignificant among the nations. Just as Edom gloated over Judah (vv. Obadiah 1:12), so other nations disrespect Edom. This contrasts with Edom’s own pride. The Edo...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] AMB.] God is represented as summoning armies and setting them in battle array, after the custom of earthly kings. OBADIAH 1:3. CLEFTS] Jeremiah 49:16. See _Stanley_ for description. T...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Tonight shall we turn now to Obadiah. Who Obadiah was, or where he came from, when he prophesied, nobody knows for sure. There have been a lot of guesses as to who Obadiah actually was, but they are a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Amos 9:2; Habakkuk 2:9; Isaiah 14:12; Jeremiah 49:16; Jeremiah 51:53

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF OBADIAH _ The Book of Obadiah_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1: A vision concerning Edom. We are well aware that Esau was the father of Edomites. When Isaac's sons were born they were twi...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    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. Nothing can stand which God will ca...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    OBADIAH — If the Book of Obadiah is inspired Scripture, then why is it not quoted in the NT? (For a discussion of this question, see Ecclesiastes 1:1.) OBADIAH — Is the prophecy of Obadiah simply an...

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