King James Version
Obadiah 1:2 in the King James Version says “Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.” — study this verse from Obadiah chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.”
Obadiah 1:2 · KJV
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.
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?
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“thee small”
H6996abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
“Behold I have made”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“among the heathen”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“thou art greatly”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
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