Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible. pride. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall. Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. Proverbs 29:23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit. Isaiah 10:14-16 And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise. . . . Isaiah 16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his pride and his arrogancy, and his indignation is more than his strength. Jeremiah 48:29,30 We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart. . . . Jeremiah 49:16 Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Malachi 1:4 But if Edom shall say: We are destroyed, but we will return and build up what hath been destroyed: thus saith the Lord of hosts: They shall build up, and I will throw down: and they shall be called the borders of wickedness, and the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever. thou. 2 Kings 14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of the Saltpits, ten thousand men, and took the rock by war, and called the name thereof Jectehel, unto this day. 2 Chronicles 25:12 And other ten thousand men the sons of Juda took, and brought to the steep of a certain rock, and cast them down headlong from the top, and they all were broken to pieces. saith. Isaiah 14:13-15 And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. . . . Isaiah 47:7,8 And thou hast said: I shall be a lady for ever: thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, neither hast thou remembered thy latter end. . . . Jeremiah 49:4 Why gloriest thou in the valleys? thy valley hath flowed away, O delicate daughter, that hast trusted in thy treasures, and hast said: Who shall come to me? Revelation 18:7,8 As much as she hath glorified herself and lived in delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart: I sit a queen and am no widow: and sorrow I shall not see. . . . Context The Destruction of Edom…2The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God to Edom: We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and he hath sent an ambassador to the nations: Arise, and let us rise up to battle against him. 3Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.4The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, who dwellest in the clefts of the rocks, and settest up thy throne on high: who sayest in thy heart: Who shall bring me down to the ground?… Cross References Revelation 18:7 As much as she hath glorified herself and lived in delicacies, so much torment and sorrow give ye to her. Because she saith in her heart: I sit a queen and am no widow: and sorrow I shall not see. 2 Kings 14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of the Saltpits, ten thousand men, and took the rock by war, and called the name thereof Jectehel, unto this day. 2 Chronicles 25:11 And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand. Job 20:6 If his pride mount up even to heaven, and his head touch the clouds: Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall. Isaiah 14:13 And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. Isaiah 16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his pride and his arrogancy, and his indignation is more than his strength. Jeremiah 21:13 Behold I come to thee that dwellest in a valley upon a rock above a plain, saith the Lord: and you say: Who shall strike us and who shall enter into our houses? Jeremiah 37:9 But if you should even beat all the army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there should be left of them some wounded men: they shall rise up, every man from his heart, and burn this city with fire. Jeremiah 48:28 Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place. Jeremiah 49:16 Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord. Lexicon The prideזְד֤וֹן (zə·ḏō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2087: Insolence, presumptuousness of your heart לִבְּךָ֙ (lib·bə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre has deceived you— הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ (hiš·šî·’e·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5377: To lead astray, to delude, to seduce O dwellers שֹׁכְנִ֥י (šō·ḵə·nî) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in the clefts בְחַגְוֵי־ (ḇə·ḥaḡ·wê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 2288: Places of concealment, retreats of the rocks סֶּ֖לַע (se·la‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5553: A craggy rock whose habitation is שִׁבְתּ֑וֹ (šiḇ·tōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7674: Rest, interruption, cessation the heights, מְר֣וֹם (mə·rō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4791: Altitude who say אֹמֵ֣ר (’ō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say in your heart, בְּלִבּ֔וֹ (bə·lib·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre ‘Who מִ֥י (mî) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can bring me down יוֹרִדֵ֖נִי (yō·w·ri·ḏê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend to the ground?’ אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land Additional Translations The pride of your heart has deceived you—O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’The pride of your heart has deceived you, you that dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that said in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 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? Behold, I have made thee small among the Gentiles: thou art greatly dishonoured. The pride of thine heart has elated thee, dwelling as thou dost in the holes of the rocks, as one that exalts his habitation, saying in his heart, Who will bring me down to the ground? The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; -- he that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? The pride of thine 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? The pride of thy 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? The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?' The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place is his habitation, He is saying in his heart, 'Who doth bring me down to earth?') 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