Cross references

Obadiah 1:3

The 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?’

Obadiah 1:3 BSB
  1. a Or in the retreats of Sela

Obadiah 1:3 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 14:13–15 (11 votes) and Proverbs 29:23 (8 votes). 40 other verses point back to it. It links with 24 other books, from Genesis 25 to Revelation 18.

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Which verses does Obadiah 1:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” …

  2. A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  3. The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.

  4. Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

  5. We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his overflowing arrogance. But his boasting is empty.

  6. You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’

  7. Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

  8. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

  9. and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.

  10. Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

Which verses point to Obadiah 1:3?

The 10 strongest of 40.