Devine Scripture

Obadiah 1:3

Obadiah chapter 1 · verse 3 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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?

Context

v.2Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

v.3This passage

v.4Though 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 49:4

    Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?

  • Isaiah 10:14

    and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; and as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or that opened the mouth, or chirped.

  • Proverbs 18:12

    Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honorgoethhumility.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:12

    And other ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they were all broken in pieces.

  • Jeremiah 49:16

    As 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.

  • Proverbs 16:18

    Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.