Obadiah 1:2 (YLT)

Passage

Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised <FI>art<Fi> thou exceedingly.

Nearby Context

Obadiah 1:1 Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom, A report we have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations was sent, `Rise, yea, let us rise against her for battle.'

Obadiah 1:2 Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised <FI>art<Fi> thou exceedingly.

Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place <FI>is<Fi> his habitation, He is saying in his heart, `Who doth bring me down <FI>to<Fi> earth?')

Obadiah 1:4 If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "little", "thee", "nations", "despised", "thou", and "exceedingly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "little" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Edom..." into verse 3's "The pride of thy heart hath lifted...", so "little" and "thee" 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 "little" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.