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The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? (KJV)
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זְד֤וֹןze.Don[the] presumption of
Lemma: זָדוֹן (za.don) · Strong's: H2087
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: arrogance
Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 17:12, Deuteronomy 18:22, 1 Samuel 17:28, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2087; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 1
לִבְּךָ֙li.be.Khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 2
הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָhi.shi.'E.khait has deceived you
Lemma: נָשָׁא (na.sah) · Strong's: H5377
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to deceive
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 3:13, 2 Kings 18:29, 2 Kings 19:10, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Psalms 89:22, Isaiah 19:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5377; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 3
שֹׁכְנִ֥יsho.khe.NiO dweller
Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 4
בְחַגְוֵי\־ve.chag.vei-in clefts of
Lemma: חֲגָוִים (cha.gav) · Strong's: H2288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: cleft
Used 3 times. Also: Song of Solomon 2:14, Jeremiah 49:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2288; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 5
סֶּ֖לַעSe.la'rock
Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: crag
Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 6
מְר֣וֹםme.Rom[the] height of
Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: height
Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 7
שִׁבְתּ֑וֹshiv.Todwelling his
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) · Strong's: H7675
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: seat
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 23:7, 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Lamentations 3:63, Amos 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7675; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 8
אֹמֵ֣ר'o.Mer[who] says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 9
בְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.Boin heart his
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 10
מִ֥יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 11
יוֹרִדֵ֖נִיyo.ri.De.niwill he bring down me
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 12
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Obadiah 1:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The pride | → | זָדוֹן H2087 arrogance |
| of your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| has deceived you | → | נָשָׁא H5377 to deceive |
| O dwellers | → | שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell |
| in the clefts | → | חֲגָוִים H2288 cleft |
| of the rocks | → | סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag |
| whose habitation is | → | שֶׁ֫בֶת H7675 seat |
| the heights | → | מָרוֹם H4791 height |
| who say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| in your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| can bring me down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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