Obadiah 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsObadiah 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תַּגְבִּ֣יהַּ
gâbahh
H1361
to be high
כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר
nesher
H5404
eagle
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
כּֽוֹכָבִ֖ים
kôwkâb
H3556
star
שִׂ֣ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
קִנֶּ֑ךָ
qên
H7064
nest
מִשָּׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖
yârad
H3381
to go down
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If you make yourself high like the eagle, even if your nest is set between the stars, from there I will bring you down: a declaration of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).