Obadiah 1:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Obadiah 1:2

The Coming Judgment on Edom

1 The vision of Obadiah.
Thus says the Lord God ^aconcerning Edom
^b(We have heard a report from the Lord,
And a messenger has been sent among the nations, saying,
“Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle”):

2 “Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
You shall be greatly despised.

3 The ^apride of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Whose habitation is high;
^bYou who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

4 ^aThough you ascend as high as the eagle,
And though you ^bset your nest among the stars,
From there I will bring you down,” says the Lord.

5 “If ^athieves had come to you,
If robbers by night—
Oh, how you will be cut off!—
Would they not have stolen till they had enough?
If grape-gatherers had come to you,
^bWould they not have left some gleanings?

6 “Oh, how Esau shall be searched out!
How his hidden treasures shall be sought after!

7 All the men in your confederacy
Shall force you to the border;
^aThe men at peace with you
Shall deceive you and prevail against you.
Those who eat your bread shall lay a¹ trap for you.
^bNo¹ one is aware of it.

8 “Will^a I not in that day,” says the Lord,
“Even destroy the wise men from Edom,
And understanding from the mountains of Esau?

9 Then your ^amighty men, O ^bTeman, shall be dismayed,
To the end that everyone from the mountains of Esau
May be cut off by slaughter.

Edom Mistreated His Brother

10 “For ^aviolence against your brother Jacob,
Shame shall cover you,
And ^byou shall be cut off forever.

11 In the day that you ^astood on the other side—
In the day that strangers carried captive his forces,
When foreigners entered his gates
And ^bcast lots for Jerusalem—
Even you were as one of them.

Verse Comparison: Obadiah 1:2

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American Standard Version
Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

Amplified® Bible
Behold, I will make you small among the nations [Edom]; you shall be despised exceedingly.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said to Edom: I will make you the weakest and most despised nation.

Darby English Version
Behold, I have made thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.

Good News Bible
The LORD says to Edom, "I will make you weak; everyone will despise you.

King James Version
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I will make you small among the nations; You are greatly despised.

New International Version
"See, I will make you small among the nations;
you will be utterly despised.

New King James Version
" Behold, I will make you small among the nations;
You shall be greatly despised.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, I will make you small among the nations;You have become greatly despised.

Revised Standard Version
Behold, I will make you small among the nations, you shall be utterly despised.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised `art' thou exceedingly.

New English Translation
The Lord says,¹ “Look! I will² make you a weak nation;³ you will be greatly despised!

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