Quotes from Obadiah

6 notable lines from Obadiah · c. 585 BCE

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.

Obadiah 1:4 (KJV)

Quotations follow the King James Version translation (Oxford University Press, 1611) — our recommended edition.

  1. 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?

    Obadiah 1:3 (KJV)

  2. For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

    Obadiah 1:15 (KJV)

  3. And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.

    Obadiah 1:21 (KJV), closing verse

  4. But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

    Obadiah 1:17 (KJV)

  5. The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

    Obadiah 1:1 (KJV), opening verse