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Obadiah 1:4

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

Si exaltatus fueris ut aquila, et si inter sidera posueris nidum tuum, inde detraham te, dicit Dominus.

Vulgate

ἐὰν μετεωρισθῇς ὡς ἀετός, καὶ ἐὰν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἄστρων θῇς νοσσιάν σου, ἐκεῖθεν κατάξω σε, λέγει Κύριος.

LXX

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.

ASV

אִם תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ כַּ/נֶּ֔שֶׁר וְ/אִם בֵּ֥ין כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים שִׂ֣ים קִנֶּ֑/ךָ מִ/שָּׁ֥ם אוֹרִֽידְ/ךָ֖ נְאֻם יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
גָּבַ֤הּ
gbh
verb · 34×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
וֹ
v
noun · 13×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
כוֹכְבֵ֥י
kvkby
noun · 36×
נְאֻם
n'm
noun · 374×
נֶּ֨שֶׁר֙
nshr
noun · 26×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 9:2 — Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
  • Amos 9:2 — Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
  • Hab 2:9 — Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
  • Isa 14:12 — How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
  • Jer 49:16 — Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, 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 t
  • Jer 51:53 — Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.
  • Job 20:6 — Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
  • Job 29:18 — Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
  • Job 39:27 — Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
  • Job 39:27 — Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
  • Matt 11:23 — And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
  • Ps 139:8 — If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.