Matthew Poole and continuators on Obadiah 1:3

3 ¶ The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee : thou that dwe[illegible: 2 letters]est in the clefts of the rock , whose habitatio[illegible: 1 letter] is high, that saith in his heart , Who shall bring me down to the ground ?

The Edomites were, as most Mountainers are, a rough hardy, and daring People▪ necessitated sometimes to extraordinary Adventures, and many times succeeded in attempts which others would not venture upon, hence they did swell in Pride and Confidence, and their hearts were bigger than their Atchievements, and they proud above measure.

Magnifying thy strength above what really it is.

People of Edom.

Houses, Fortresses, Towns and Cities, built upon inaccessible Rocks, which neither could be undermined or scaled. Or dwellest in dark, deep, and unsearchable Caves amidst the Rockes.

Who think with themselves, and are upon Report of an Invasion ready to say,

It is not possible for Armies to approach to us, nor bring their Engines to shake or batter our Walls. Who shall, i. e. none can.