Obadiah 1:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Thoughאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you build highתַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ
(tag·bi·ah)
1361b: to be high, exalteda prim. root
like the eagle,כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר
(kan·ne·sher,)
5404: an eaglea prim. root
Thoughוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you setשִׂ֣ים
(sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
your nestקִנֶּ֑ךָ
(kin·ne·cha;)
7064: a nestfrom an unused word
amongבֵּ֥ין
(bein)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
the stars,כֹּֽוכָבִ֖ים
(ko·v·cha·vim)
3556: a starfrom an unused word
From thereמִשָּׁ֥ם
(mi·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
I will bring you down,"אֹורִֽידְךָ֖
(o·v·ri·de·cha)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Though thou exalt
gabahh  (gaw-bah')
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty -- exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.;
thyself as the eagle
nesher  (neh'-sher)
the eagle (or other large bird of prey) -- eagle.
and though thou set
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
thy nest
qen  (kane)
a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling -- nest, room.
among the stars
kowkab  (ko-kawb')
a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince -- star(-gazer).
thence will I bring thee down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though you seem to soar like an eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down. This is the LORD's declaration.

International Standard Version
Though you soar high like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down even from there," declares the LORD.

NET Bible
Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!" says the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even though you fly high like an eagle and build your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there," declares the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there will I bring you down, says the LORD.
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