Obadiah 1:3

“The arrogance of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, in the height of his dwelling, who says in his heart, “Who will bring me down to the earth?””

Obadiah 1:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Obadiah 1:3, word by word

The arroganceזְדוֹןzedon

presumption, arrogance

Presumption, arrogance: daring to act on one's own against what was commanded.

Where else “zedon” appears
of your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lib” appears
has deceived youהִשִּׁיאֶhishie

deceive

To make someone believe something false.

Where else “hishie” appears
you who dwellשֹׁכְנִיshochni

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

Where else “shochni” appears
in the cleftsחַגְוֵיchagve

cleft

A cleft in the rock.

Where else “chagve” appears
of the rockסֶּלַעsela

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

Where else “sela” appears
in the heightמְרוֹםmerom

height

What is on high: the height, the highest heaven.

Where else “merom” appears
of his dwellingשִׁבְתּshivt

seat, dwelling

Seat, place where someone is or stays; the act of sitting or dwelling. In 2 Samuel 23:7 its sense is uncertain ("in their place").

Where else “shivt” appears
who saysאֹמֵרomer

think

To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.

Where else “omer” appears
will bring me downיוֹרִדֵyoride

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

Where else “yoride” appears
to the earthאָרֶץarets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

2Look, small I have made you among the nations; despised are you greatly.

3 · This verse (above)

4Though you soar high like the eagle, and though among the stars your nest is set, from there I will bring you down, declares YHWH.

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