Verse 15

The LORD says to Edom,“I will certainly make you small among nations. I will make you despised by all humankind.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts. 8 He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.
• 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
• Ps 53:5 : 5 They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.
• Obad 1:2 : 2 The LORD says,“Look! I will make you a weak nation; you will be greatly despised!
• Mic 7:10 : 10 When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame. They say to me,“Where is the LORD your God?” I will gloat over them. Then they will be trampled down like mud in the streets.
• Luke 1:51 : 51 He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.