2. I have made thee small —Thy reduction to insignificance is as sure as if it were already accomplished; therefore the past tense is used [MAURER]. Edom then extended from Dedan of Arabia to Bozrah in the north ( Jeremiah 49:8 ; Jeremiah 49:13 ). CALVIN explains it, "Whereas thou wast made by Me an insignificant people, why art thou so proud " ( Obadiah 1:3 )? But if so, why should the heathen peoples be needed to subdue one so insignificant? Jeremiah 49:15 , confirms MAURER'S view. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
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