The Lord of hosts has planned it— to defile the pride of all glory, to shame all the honored of the earth.
Obadiah 1:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I will surely make you least among the nations; you shall be utterly despised. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, I will make you small among the nations [Edom]; you shall be despised exceedingly. [Ezek. 35.] American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised. Common English Bible Look now, I will make you of little importance among the nations; you will be totally despised. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I have made you little among the nations. You are greatly contemptible. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible. |
The Lord of hosts has planned it— to defile the pride of all glory, to shame all the honored of the earth.
It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms and never again exalt itself above the nations, and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.
Then my enemies will see, and shame will cover those who said to me, “Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will see their downfall; now they will be trodden down like the mire of the streets.
Edom will become a possession, Seir a possession of its enemies, while Israel does valiantly.