Obadiah 1:4
Obadiah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“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
What Does Obadiah 1:4 Mean?
Obadiah 1:4 is found in the book of Obadiah, chapter 1, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Humility.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Obadiah 1:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 9:2“Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:”Habakkuk 2:9“Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!”Job 20:6“Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;”Psalms 139:8“If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.”Isaiah 14:12“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”Jeremiah 49:16“Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 51:53“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.”Job 39:27“Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?”Job 29:18“Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.”Matthew 11:23“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”Psalms 104:17“Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.”Isaiah 10:14“And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.”Jeremiah 22:23“O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!”Jeremiah 49:4“Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?”Luke 10:15“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.”Revelation 4:7“And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.”
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