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Obadiah 1:3

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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?

The pride {H2087} of thine heart {H3820} hath deceived {H5377} thee, thou that dwellest {H7931} in the clefts {H2288} of the rock {H5553}, whose habitation {H3427} is high {H4791}; that saith {H559} in his heart {H3820}, Who shall bring me down {H3381} to the ground {H776}?

Your proud heart has deceived you, you whose homes are caves in the cliffs, who live on the heights and say to yourselves, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?'

The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O 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?

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 14:13 (8 votes)

    For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

  • Isaiah 14:15 (8 votes)

    Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

  • Proverbs 29:23 (7 votes)

    ¶ A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Jeremiah 49:16 (7 votes)

    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 the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

  • Isaiah 16:6 (5 votes)

    ¶ We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud: [even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but] his lies [shall] not [be] so.

  • 2 Kings 14:7 (4 votes)

    He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

  • Isaiah 47:7 (4 votes)

    ¶ And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.