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Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.
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No Fortress is High Enough
Commentators explain that Edom's pride was rooted in the real-world security of its capital, Petra, which was carved into inaccessible mountain cliffs. The imagery of an eagle's nest 'among the stars' captures their feeling of invincibility. This verse is a powerful reminder that no amount of human ingenuity, wealth, or physical defense can secure us against the judgment of God.
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Obadiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Though you exalt yourself as the eagle— (or, your nest) The eagle builds its nest in places nearly inaccessible to man. The Edomites were a …
19th Century
Anglican
1-9 .—THE DIVINE HOSTILITY AGAINST EDOM PROCLAIMED.
The vision of Obadiah. —Properly, vision of Obadia…
16th Century
Protestant
Jeremiah uses nearly the same words, but the sense of the expression is ambiguous when he says, Lo, little have I set thee. To me, it appe…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Though you exalt [yourself] as the eagle That soars aloft, flies on high, even out of sight, higher than any other b…
This prophecy is against Edom. Its destruction seems to have been typical, like their father Esau's rejection, and appears to refer to the destruct…
