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29 (A)We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—
Of his haughtiness, his (B)pride, his arrogance, and the exaltedness of his heart.

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Thus says Yahweh,

“For three transgressions of (A)Moab and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because he (B)burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.

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The (A)arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who dwell in the clefts of [a]the (B)cliff,
In the height of your habitation,
Who says in his heart,
(C)Who will bring me down to earth?’
Though you (D)build loftily like the eagle,
Though you set your nest among the (E)stars,
From there I will bring you down,” declares Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:3 Or Sela

“I have heard the (A)reproach of Moab
And the (B)revilings of the sons of Ammon,
With which they have reproached My people
And (C)magnified themselves against their territory.

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10 This they will have in return for their (A)pride because they have (B)reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Yahweh of hosts.

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