Obadiah Chapter 1 verse 4 Holy Bible
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.
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Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
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Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThoughאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyou soarתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ (taḡ·bî·ah)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughtylike the eagleכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר (kan·ne·šer)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5404: The eagleand makeשִׂ֣ים (śîm)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularStrong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, setyour nestקִנֶּ֑ךָ (qin·ne·ḵā)Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 7064: A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwellingamongבֵּ֥ין (bên)PrepositionStrong's 996: An interval, space betweenthe stars,כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים (kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 3556: A star, a princeeven from thereמִשָּׁ֥ם (miš·šām)Preposition-m | AdverbStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherI will bring you down,”אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ (’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 3381: To come or go down, descenddeclaresנְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe LORD.יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of IsraelJump to PreviousAffirmation Build Declares Eagle Exalt High House Mount Nest Placed Soar Stars Thence Thyself
