Obadiah
c. 600–c. 560 BCE · Ancient Israel
“The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?”
Famous Quotes
“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.”
“For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.”
“And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's.”
“But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.”
About Obadiah
Author of the shortest book in the Old Testament, a single chapter of oracles against Edom for its betrayal of Judah during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.