For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
The oracle belongs to the series of prophecies against the nations destined to fall before Nebuchadnezzar. It declares that the people addressed would be reduced to smallness among the other nations. It further declares that they would become despised by other peoples.
The oracle belongs to the series of prophecies against the nations destined to fall before Nebuchadnezzar. It declares that the people addressed would be reduced to smallness among the other nations. It further declares that they would become despised by other peoples.