Abdías 1:3

3 Has sido engañada por tu propio orgullo
porque vives en una fortaleza de piedra
y haces tu morada en lo alto de las montañas.
“¿Quién puede tocarnos aquí en las remotas alturas?”,
te preguntas con arrogancia;

Abdías 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Obadiah 1:3

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee
The Edomites were proud of their wealth and riches, which they had by robberies amassed together; and of their military skill and courage, and of their friends and allies; and especially of their fortresses and fastnesses, both natural and artificial; and therefore thought themselves secure, and that no enemy could come at them to hurt them, and this deceived them: thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock;
their country was called Arabia Petraea, the rocky; and their metropolis Petra, the rock: Jerom says that they that inhabited the southern part of the country dwelt in caves cut out of the rock, to screen them from the heat of the sun: or, "thou that dwellest in the circumferences of the rock" ^F16; round about it, on the top of it, in a tower built there, as Kimchi and Ben Melech. Aben Ezra thinks that "caph", the note of similitude, is wanting; and that the sense is, thou thoughtest that Mount Seir could secure thee, as they that dwell in the clefts of a rock: whose habitation [is] high;
upon high rocks and mountains, such as Mount Seir was, where Esau dwelt, and his posterity after, him. The Targum is,

``thou art like to an eagle that dwells in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is in a high place;''

this they were proud of, thinking themselves safe, which deceived them; hence it follows: that saith in his heart, who shall bring me down to the ground?
what enemy, ever so warlike and powerful, will venture to invade my land, or besiege me in my strong hold? or, if he should, he can never take it, or take me from hence, conquer and subdue me. Of the pride, confidence, and security of mystical Edom or antichrist, see ( Revelation 18:7 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (elo ywgxb) "in gyris, sive circuitionibus petrae", so some in Vatablus.

Abdías 1:3 In-Context

1 Esta es la visión que el Señor
Soberano reveló a Abdías acerca de la tierra de Edom.
Anuncio del juicio a Edom
Hemos oído un mensaje del Señor
,
que un embajador fue enviado a las naciones para decir:
«¡Prepárense todos!
¡Convoquemos a nuestros ejércitos y ataquemos a Edom!».

2 El Señor
dice a Edom:
«Te haré pequeña entre las naciones;
serás muy despreciada.

3 Has sido engañada por tu propio orgullo
porque vives en una fortaleza de piedra
y haces tu morada en lo alto de las montañas.
“¿Quién puede tocarnos aquí en las remotas alturas?”,
te preguntas con arrogancia;

4 pero aunque te remontes tan alto como las águilas
y construyas tu nido entre las estrellas,
te haré caer estrepitosamente»,
dice el Señor
.

5 «Si vinieran ladrones en la noche y te robaran,
(¡qué desastre te espera!)
no se llevarían todo.
Los que cosechan uvas
siempre dejan unas cuantas para los pobres.
¡Pero tus enemigos te aniquilarán por completo!