Obadiah 1:4 meaning and explanation

Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4, Berean Standard Bible

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The Lord speaks through Obadiah against Edom, the nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. Edom's strongholds were cut into rocky cliffs, and its people felt untouchable, boasting in verse 3 that no one could bring them down.

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