Obadiah 1:4

The Destruction of Edom

3The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ 4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. 5“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, how you will be ruined— would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

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Berean Standard Bible
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
American Standard Version (1901)
Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Though thou be exalted as an eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars: thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.
Free Bible Version
But even though you soar like an eagle, even though you make your nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there, declares the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
Though thou exalt thy selfe as the eagle, and make thy nest among the starres, thence will I bring thee downe, sayth the Lord.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Translation for Translators
And I tell you that even if you had wings and could fly higher than eagles fly, and if you could make your homes among the stars, I would bring you crashing down from there.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Though you soar high like the eagle and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.
Noah Webster Bible
Though thou shalt exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou shalt set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
World English Bible
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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.