Obd 4 | NETfull | STEP | Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord .

Obadiah 4

4 Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, ^{▼▼ The eagle was often used in the ancient Near East as a symbol of strength and swiftness.}
even if you ^{▼▼ The present translation follows the reading תָּשִׂים (tasim; active) rather than שִׁים (sim; passive) of the MT (“and your nest be set among the stars,” NAB). Cf. LXX, Syriac, Vg.} were to make your nest among the stars,
I can bring you down even from there!” says the Lord.