Obadiah 1:3
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rock, whose dwelling is high; who says in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; you say in your heart, "Who will bring me down to the ground?"
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
The pride{H2087} of thy heart{H3820} hath deceived{H5377} thee, O thou that dwellest{H7931} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock,{H5553} whose habitation{H3427} is high;{H4791} that saith{H559} in his heart,{H3820} Who shall bring me down{H3381} to the ground?{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The pride{H2087} of thine heart{H3820} hath deceived{H5377}{(H8689)} thee, thou that dwellest{H7931}{(H8802)} in the clefts{H2288} of the rock{H5553}, whose habitation{H3427}{(H8800)} is high{H4791}; that saith{H559}{(H8802)} in his heart{H3820}, Who shall bring me down{H3381}{(H8686)} to the ground{H776}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
The pryde of thine herte hath lift the vp, thou that dwellest in ye stroge holdes off stone, and hast made the an hye seate: Thou sayest in thyne herte: who shal cast me downe to the grounde?
Geneva Bible (1560)
The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee: thou that dwellest in the cleftes of the rockes, whose habitatio is hie, that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me downe to the ground?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
The pride of thyne heart hath deceaued thee, thou that dwellest in the cleftes of the rockes, whose habitation is hie, that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me downe to the grounde?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Webster's Bible (1833)
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place `is' his habitation, He is saying in his heart, `Who doth bring me down `to' earth?')
American Standard Version (1901)
The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
American Standard Version (1901)
The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
You have been tricked by the pride of your heart, O you whose living-place is in the cracks of the rock, whose house is high up; who has said in his heart, Who will make me come down to earth?
World English Bible (2000)
The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Your presumptuous heart has deceived you– you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself,‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’
Referenced Verses
- Isa 14:13-15 : 13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High. 15 Yet you will be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
- Isa 16:6 : 6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
- 2 Kgs 14:7 : 7 He killed ten thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt and took Selah by war, and called its name Joktheel to this day.
- Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Jer 49:16 : 16 Your terribleness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says the LORD.
- Mal 1:4 : 4 Though Edom says, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus says the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD has indignation forever.
- Rev 18:7-8 : 7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and sorrow: for she says in her heart, I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
- Isa 10:14-16 : 14 And my hand has found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathers eggs that are left, I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped. 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood. 16 Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory, he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
- 2 Chr 25:12 : 12 And another ten thousand alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
- Prov 16:18 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Prov 18:12 : 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
- Isa 47:7-8 : 7 And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end. 8 Therefore hear this now, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.'
- Jer 48:29-30 : 29 We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceedingly proud), his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. 30 I know his wrath, says the LORD, but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
- Jer 49:4 : 4 Why do you boast in the valleys, your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, Who will come against me?
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Jer 49:15-162 verses91%
15 For behold, I will make you small among the nations, and despised among men.
16 Your terribleness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill. Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says the LORD.
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4 Though you exalt yourself like the eagle, and though you set your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down, says the LORD.
- Ezek 28:16-172 verses79%
16 By the abundance of your trading they have filled your midst with violence, and you have sinned: therefore I will cast you as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you.
- Isa 14:12-154 verses79%
12 How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground, who did weaken the nations!
13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will also sit upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.
15 Yet you will be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
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10 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have lifted yourself up in height, and it has set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart is lifted up in its height;
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10 For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you; and you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me.'
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11 In that day you shall not be ashamed for all your deeds, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of you those that rejoice in your pride, and you shall no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
- Isa 2:10-123 verses76%
10 Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty.
11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:
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2 Behold, I have made you small among the nations; you are greatly despised.
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13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley and rock of the plain, says the LORD; who say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our dwellings?
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12 And the fortress of the high fort of your walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
- Jer 50:31-322 verses75%
31 Behold, I am against you, O most proud, says the Lord GOD of hosts: for your day has come, the time that I will visit you.
32 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall help him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all around him.
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5 For He brings down those who dwell on high; the lofty city, He lays it low; He lays it low, even to the ground; He brings it even to the dust.
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2 Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:
- 2 Kgs 19:22-232 verses75%
22 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
23 By your messengers you have reproached the Lord, and have said, With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down its tall cedar trees, and the choice fir trees: and I will enter into its farthest lodging, and into the forest of its Carmel.
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15 And the humble man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
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4 Why do you boast in the valleys, your flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? Who trusted in her treasures, saying, Who will come against me?
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23 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
24 By your servants you have reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice fir trees: and I will enter the height of its border, the forest of its Carmel.
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17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low; and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
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5 By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:
6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have set your heart as the heart of God;
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9 Thus says the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
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16 What have you here? And whom have you here, that you have hewn a sepulcher here, as he who hews himself a sepulcher on high, who carves a dwelling for himself in a rock?
17 Behold, the LORD will carry you away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover you.
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20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.
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13 For he says, By the strength of my hand, I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the boundaries of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have brought down the inhabitants like a valiant man;
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29 We have heard the pride of Moab (he is exceedingly proud), his loftiness, and his arrogance, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
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10 This they shall have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
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20 when I shall bring you down with those who descend into the pit, with the people of old, and shall set you in the low parts of the earth, in places long desolate, with those who go down to the pit, so that you are not inhabited; and I will set beauty in the land of the living,
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23 A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
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12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
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9 Woe to him who covets an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
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9 The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to mar the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
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3 For behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.
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4 And you shall be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground, and your speech shall be low out of the dust, and your voice shall be, as one that has a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and your speech shall whisper out of the dust.
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19 You say, Lo, you have struck the Edomites; and your heart is lifted up to boast; stay now at home; why should you meddle to your hurt, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?
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6 Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and on the earth!
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18 Say to the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
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8 Therefore hear this now, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, 'I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of children.'