Obadiah 1:4

The Scriptures 1998

“Though you rise high as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there I shall bring you down,” declares יהוה.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:9

“Woe to him who is getting evil gain for his house, in order to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of evil!

Amos 9:2

“If they dig into the grave, from there my hand does take them; and if they climb up to the heavens, from there I bring them down.

Jeremiah 49:16

“The dread for you, the pride of your heart, has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, holding the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, from there I bring you down,” declares the Master.

Jeremiah 51:53

“Though Baḇ

Isaiah 10:14

‘And my hand finds the riches of the people like a nest. And I have gathered all the earth like forsaken eggs are gathered. And there was no one who moved his wing, nor opened his mouth with even a peep.’ ”