29 We have heard of Moab’s pride,
great pride, indeed—
his insolence, arrogance, pride,
and haughty heart.

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The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Moab(A)
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.(B)

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Your presumptuous heart has deceived you,(A)
you who live in clefts of the rock[a][b](B)
in your home on the heights,
who say to yourself,
“Who can bring me down to the ground?”(C)
Though you seem to soar[c] like an eagle(D)
and make your nest among the stars,(E)
even from there I will bring you down.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:3 Or in Sela; probably = Petra
  2. Obadiah 1:3 Probably Petra
  3. Obadiah 1:4 Or to build high

I have heard the taunting of Moab
and the insults of the Ammonites,(A)
who have taunted My people
and threatened their territory.

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10 This is what they get for their pride,
because they have taunted and acted arrogantly(A)
against the people of the Lord of Hosts.

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