The Meaning of Obadiah 1:2 Explained

Obadiah 1:2

KJV: Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

YLT: Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised art thou exceedingly.

Darby: Behold, I have made thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.

ASV: Behold, I have made thee small among the nations: thou art greatly despised.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, I have made  thee small  among the heathen:  thou art greatly  despised. 

What does Obadiah 1:2 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Yahweh called Obadiah"s hearers to see that He would make Edom, which was already despised because of her character, small among the nations. He would humble her further.

Chapter Summary: Obadiah 1

1  The destruction of Edom,
3  for their pride,
10  and for their wrong unto Jacob
17  The salvation and victory of Jacob

What do the individual words in Obadiah 1:2 mean?

Behold small I will make you among the nations shall be despised You greatly
הִנֵּ֥ה קָטֹ֛ן נְתַתִּ֖יךָ בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם בָּז֥וּי אַתָּ֖ה מְאֹֽד

הִנֵּ֥ה  Behold 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
קָטֹ֛ן  small 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קָטָן 
Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
נְתַתִּ֖יךָ  I  will  make  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם  among  the  nations 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
בָּז֥וּי  shall  be  despised 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: בָּזָה 
Sense: to despise, hold in contempt, disdain.
מְאֹֽד  greatly 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.