Obadiah 1:4
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.”
יָרַד
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
כּוֹכָב
the stars
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כּוֹכָב
Stars, constellations. Kowkab. He determines the number of the stars and calls each by name. If God names every star He certainly knows your name.
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שׂוּם
will be set
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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קֵן
nest/ your
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קֵן
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
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גָּבַהּ
you will make high
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גָּבַהּ
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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