Obadiah
Obadiah 1:4
4Though you soar like the eagle
and make your nest among the stars,
even from there I will bring you down,”
declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Though | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you soar | תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ | taḡ·bî·ah | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| like the eagle | כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר | kan·ne·šer | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle |
| and make | שִׂ֣ים | śîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your nest | קִנֶּ֑ךָ | qin·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7064 nest |
| among | בֵּ֥ין | bên | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the stars | כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים | kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3556 star |
| even from there | מִשָּׁ֥ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I will bring you down | אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ | ’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 2:9 · Amos 9:2 · Job 20:6–7 · Isaiah 14:12–15 · Jeremiah 49:16 · Jeremiah 51:53 · Job 39:27–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.