King James Version

Obadiah 1:2

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

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הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.קָטֹ֛ןqatonleastקָטָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).נְתַתִּ֖יךָnetatikhagiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בַּגּוֹיִ֑םbagoyimin Gentileגּוֹיpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.בָּז֥וּיbazuydespiseבָּזָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “despise”, a verb used as a describing wordH959to disesteemdespise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), [phrase] think to scorn, vile person.אַתָּ֖הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I make thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised [art] thou exceedingly.

World English Bible

Behold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I make thee small among the nations; thou art greatly despised.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Arise ye, and let us rise up against her to war.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ ὀλιγοστὸν δέδωκά σε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἠτιμωμένος εἶ σὺ σφόδρα.