Obadiah 1:2 (GNV)

Passage

Beholde, I haue made thee small among the heathen: thou art vtterly despised.

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God against Edom, We haue heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassadour is sent among the heathen: arise, and let vs rise vp against her to battel.

Obadiah 1:2 Beholde, I haue made thee small among the heathen: thou art vtterly despised.

Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee: thou that dwellest in the cleftes of the rockes, whose habitation is hie, that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me downe to the ground?

Obadiah 1:4 Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and make thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, sayth the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beholde", "haue", "thee", "small", "heathen", "thou", "vtterly", and "despised". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beholde" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The vision of Obadiah Thus saith the..." into verse 3's "The pride of thine heart hath deceiued...", so "beholde" and "haue" belong inside that flow. In Obadiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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