Obadiah 1:4
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.
Context
This verse from Obadiah Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The shortest book of the Hebrew Bible — one chapter against Edom. Because of Edom's violence against its brother Jacob, their pride in mountain fortresses, their standing aside while Jerusalem was sacked and even joining the looters, the Lord will …
תרגומים נוספים
Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
הפניות צולבות
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, …
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me …
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the …
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I …
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that …