Obadiah 1:1 (ASV)

Passage

The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from Jehovah, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Obadiah 1:2 Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O 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?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vision", "obadiah", "thus", "saith", "lord", "jehovah", "concerning", and "edom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vision" and "obadiah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Behold I have made thee small among...", so "vision" and "obadiah" should be read forward into that movement. In Obadiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vision" and "obadiah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.