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Obadiah 1:3

King James Version (KJV)

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Obadiah 1:3

Verse 3 of 21

Scripture focus

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?

Obadiah 1:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Obadiah 1:3

Theological / Devotional

In the clefts. The territory of Edom was mountainous. The names, “mount Seir” and “the mount of Esau” (see Joshua 24:4; Obadiah 8), are therefore singularly appropriate.

Rock. Heb. sela‘, “rock,” which may be transliterated “Sela” and thus designate an important city of Edom. Sela was later called Petra by the Greeks. It occupied an excellent defensive position, lying in a narrow valley surrounded by precipitous cliffs (see on Jer. 49:16).

Bring me down. A boastful, arrogant claim. The descendants of Esau felt secure in the fastnesses of their natural defenses. Compare the boastful pride of Pharaoh (Ex. 5:1, 2) and of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 4:28-31).

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