The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:3-4
Edom had prided herself in the strength of her position; but this shall not secure her from destruction when the Lord wars against her. read more
Obadiah 1:3-4 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:3-4
The deceptiveness of human pride. The prophecies of Obadiah were mainly addressed to the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, a wild and warlike people who inhabited the mountainous region to the south of the Dead Sea. Their hostility and treachery towards their kinsmen, the descendants of Israel, were the occasion of the threatenings with which this book abounds. Fancying themselves secure and impregnable in their singular mountain fastnesses, they deemed their neighbours altogether... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:4
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle. The Hebrew gives "nest" as the subject of both clauses, thus: "Though thou exaltest … and settest thy nest." Job ( Job 39:27 , Job 39:28 ) speaks of the eagle making its nest in the highest rocks. The metaphor is found in Numbers 24:21 ; Habakkuk 2:9 . Will I bring thee down ( Amos 9:3 ). The seizure of Petra by the Nabathaeans is the judgment referred to in this part of the prophecy; the complete ruin is mentioned later ( Habakkuk 2:18 ,... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee - Not the strength of its mountain-fastnesses, strong though they were, deceived Edom, but “the pride of his heart.” That strength was but the occasion which called forth the “pride.” Yet, it was strong in its abode. God, as it were, admits it to them. “Dweller in the clefts of the rocks, the loftiness of his habitation.” “The whole southern country of the Edomites,” says Jerome, “from Eleutheropolis to Petra and Selah (which are the possessions of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Obadiah 1:4
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle - (or, thy nest) The eagle builds its nest in places nearly inaccessible to man. The Edomites were a race of eagles. It is not the language of poetry or exaggeration; but is poetic, because so true. “And though thou set thy nest in the stars.” This is men’s language, strange as it is. “I shall touch the stars with my crown;” “I shall strike the stars with my lofty crown;” “since I have touched heaven with my lance.” As Job says Job 20:6-7, “Though his... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Obadiah 1:1-4
Obadiah 1:1-4. The vision of Obadiah The name of this prophet signifies, a servant, or a worshipper, of the Lord. Such he undoubtedly was, and also a prophet, but what he was in other respects we are not informed. It is not improbable that he had other visions, or revelations, from God, besides this which is here recorded, but this only has been preserved for the benefit of future ages. Thus saith the Lord This declaration includes his commission and authority to prophesy, together... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Obadiah 1:1-14
OBADIAH’S MESSAGEEdom’s sin (1-14)The Edomites thought their land was unconquerable because of the defence system that they had built throughout their rocky mountains. Obadiah warns them that no matter how high up the mountains they go or how strong they make their defences, nothing will save them from the coming destruction. Already the enemy armies are preparing to attack Edom (1-4).A house burglar steals only what he wants, and leaves the remainder of the goods in the house; a vineyard... read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Obadiah 1:3
the clefts, &c. Referring to the natural position of the Edomites. Compare 2 Kings 14:7 . read more
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Obadiah 1:4
Though, &c. The words of Jehovah. set thy nest. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:21 ). App-92 . Compare Habakkuk 2:9 . among the stars. Figure of speech Hyperbole. App-6 . saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Obadiah 1:3
Hath deceived; Septuagint, ἐπῆρε , "elated;" Vulgate, extulit . The pointing varies. In Obadiah 1:7 Jerome translates the word by illudere . The clefts; Septuagint, ὀπαῖς : Vulgate, scissuris . The word occurs in the parallel passage, Jeremiah 49:16 , and in So Jeremiah 2:14 , where it has the meaning of "refuge." Of the rook. This may be Sela, or Petra, as 2 Kings 14:7 . The country inhabited by the Edomites lay on the eastern side of the Arabah, and extended from the... read more