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Obadiah 4
New English Translation
Obadiah 4
New English Translation
4 Even if you were to soar high like an eagle,[a]
even if you[b] were to make your nest among the stars,
I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:4 sn The eagle was often used in the ancient Near East as a symbol of strength and swiftness.
- Obadiah 1:4 tc The present translation follows the reading תָּשִׂים (tasim; active) rather than שִׁים (sim; passive) of the MT (cf. NAB “and your nest be set among the stars”). Cf. LXX, Syriac, and Vg.
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