Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, 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 - the terror which thou didst inspire into others.
Hath deceived thee - rendered thee proudly confident, as if none would dare to assail thee. O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock. Petra, the chief city of Idumea, was cut in the rocks: its ruins are very remarkable. The whole south of Idumea abounds in cave-dwellings and rocks.
Though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle - (Job 39:27; Obadiah 1:3-4). The eagle builds its nest in the highest craggy eyrie.