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Obadiah 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary on Obadiah 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Behold, I have made thee small. Here is the effect of the summons. So in , "For, lo, I will make thee small." Jehovah is the Speaker, and he regards the future as past. What he determines is as good as accomplished. At this time the Edomites were a powerful nation, and possessed an almost impregnable seat at Petra. Small; in numbers, territory, honour.

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Edom had prided herself in the strength of her position; but this shall not secure her from destruction when the Lord wars against her.

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