Jeremiah 49:16
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Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.

2 Kings 14:7
He slew of Edom in the valley of the Saltpits, ten thousand men, and took the rock by war, and called the name thereof Jectehel, unto this day.

Job 39:27
Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?

Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.

Isaiah 10:14
And my hand hath found the strength of the people as a nest; and as eggs are gathered, that are left, so have I gathered all the earth: and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or made the least noise.

Isaiah 14:13
And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north.

Jeremiah 48:28
Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.

Jeremiah 49:15
For behold I have made thee a little one among the nations, despicable among men.

Jeremiah 50:29
Declare to many against Babylon, to all that bend the bow: stand together against her round about, and let none escape; pay her according to her work: according to all that she hath done, do ye to her: for she hath lifted up herself against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 51:53
If Babylon should mount up to heaven, and establish her strength on high: from me there should come spoilers upon her, saith the Lord.

Amos 9:2
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shook: for there is covetousness in the head of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall be no flight for them: they shall flee, and he that shall flee of them shall not be delivered.

Obadiah 1:3
Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.

Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.

Malachi 1:3
But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert.

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Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.

terribleness

Jeremiah 48:29 We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.

Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

Proverbs 29:23 Humiliation followeth the proud: and glory shall uphold the humble of spirit.

Isaiah 25:4,5 Because thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress: a refuge from the whirlwind, a shadow from the heat. For the blast of the mighty is like a whirlwind beating against a wall. . . .

Isaiah 49:25 For thus saith the Lord: Yea verily, even the captivity shall be taken away from the strong: and that which was taken by the mighty, shall be delivered. But I will judge those that have judged thee, and thy children I will save.

Obadiah 1:3 Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.

dwellest

Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall, shew me thy face, let thy voice sound in my ears: for thy voice is sweet, and thy face comely.

Isaiah 2:21 And he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of stones from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth.

though

Jeremiah 48:28 Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.

Job 39:27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?

Isaiah 14:13-15 And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, I will sit in the mountain of the covenant, in the sides of the north. . . .

Ezekiel 28:11-19 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre: . . .

Amos 9:2 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shook: for there is covetousness in the head of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall be no flight for them: they shall flee, and he that shall flee of them shall not be delivered.

Context
The Judgment on Edom
15For behold I have made thee a little one among the nations, despicable among men. 16Thy arrogancy hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart: O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, and endeavourest to lay hold on the height of the hill: but though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as an eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.17And Edom shall be desolate: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its plagues.…
Lexicon
The terror you cause
תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞ (tip̄·laṣ·tə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8606: A shuddering, horror

and the pride of your
זְד֣וֹן (zə·ḏō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2087: Insolence, presumptuousness

heart
לִבֶּ֔ךָ (lib·be·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

have deceived
הִשִּׁ֤יא (hiš·šî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5377: To lead astray, to delude, to seduce

you,
אֹתָךְ֙ (’ō·ṯāḵ)
Direct object marker | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

O dwellers
שֹֽׁכְנִי֙ (šō·ḵə·nî)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in the clefts
בְּחַגְוֵ֣י (bə·ḥaḡ·wê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2288: Places of concealment, retreats

of the rocks,
הַסֶּ֔לַע (has·se·la‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5553: A craggy rock

O occupiers
תֹּפְשִׂ֖י (tō·p̄ə·śî)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably

of the mountain
גִּבְעָ֑ה (giḇ·‘āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1389: A hillock

summit.
מְר֣וֹם (mə·rō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4791: Altitude

Though
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you elevate
תַגְבִּ֤יהַ (ṯaḡ·bî·ha)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty

your nest
קִנֶּ֔ךָ (qin·ne·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7064: A nest, the nestlings, a chamber, dwelling

like the eagle,
כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ (kan·ne·šer)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5404: The eagle

even from there
מִשָּׁ֥ם (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

I will bring you down,”
אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖ (’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle

the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


Additional Translations
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.Your terribleness has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, O you that dwell in the clefts of the rock, that hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, said the LORD.

As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

Thine insolence has risen up against thee, the fierceness of thine heart has burst the holes of the rocks, it has seized upon the strength of a lofty hill; for as an eagle he set his nest on high: thence will I bring thee down.

Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

As for thy terribleness, the pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD;

Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thy heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the hight of the hill: though thou shouldst make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.

As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.

Thy terribleness hath lifted thee up, The pride of thy heart, O dweller in clefts of the rock, Holding the high place of the height, For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
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