40 By your sword you shall live,
    and you (A)shall serve your brother;
but when you grow restless
    (B)you shall break his yoke from your neck.”

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40 You will live by the sword
    and you will serve(A) your brother.(B)
But when you grow restless,
    you will throw his yoke
    from off your neck.(C)

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20 In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up (A)a king of their own. 21 Then Joram[a] passed over to Zair with all his chariots and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders struck the Edomites who had surrounded him, but his army (B)fled home. 22 (C)So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then (D)Libnah revolted at the same time.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:21 Joram is an alternate spelling of Jehoram (the son of Jehoshaphat) as in verse 16; also verses 23, 24

20 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.(A) 21 So Jehoram[a] went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home. 22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion(B) against Judah. Libnah(C) revolted at the same time.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:21 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram; also in verses 23 and 24

23 And the Lord said to her,

(A)“Two nations are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you[a] shall be divided;
(B)the one shall be stronger than the other,
    (C)the older shall serve the younger.”

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  1. Genesis 25:23 Or from birth

23 The Lord said to her,

“Two nations(A) are in your womb,
    and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
    and the older will serve the younger.(B)

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14 Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, (A)and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

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14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites(A) became subject to David.(B) The Lord gave David victory(C) wherever he went.(D)

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(A)Moab is my washbasin;
    upon Edom I (B)cast my shoe;
    over (C)Philistia I shout in triumph.”[a]

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  1. Psalm 60:8 Revocalization (compare Psalm 108:10); Masoretic Text over me, O Philistia, shout in triumph

Moab is my washbasin,
    on Edom I toss my sandal;
    over Philistia I shout in triumph.(A)

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17 (A)But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
    and it shall be holy,
(B)and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
18 (C)The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
    and the house of Joseph a flame,
    and the house of Esau (D)stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
    (E)and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.

The Kingdom of the Lord

19 Those of (F)the Negeb (G)shall possess (H)Mount Esau,
    and those of the Shephelah shall possess (I)the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of (J)Samaria,
    and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel
    shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as (K)Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    shall possess the cities of the Negeb.
21 (L)Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
    to rule (M)Mount Esau,
    and (N)the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

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17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(A)
    it will be holy,(B)
    and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(C)
18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(D) and destroy(E) him.
There will be no survivors(F)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

19 People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.(G)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(H)
    and Benjamin(I) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
    will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(J)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    will possess the towns of the Negev.(K)
21 Deliverers(L) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(M)

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  1. Obadiah 1:21 Or from

17 For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives.

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17 The Edomites(A) had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,(B)

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11 But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the (A)Valley of Salt and struck down (B)10,000 men of Seir. 12 The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces.

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11 Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12 The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.(A)

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10 So Edom revolted from (A)the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.

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10 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah.

Libnah(A) revolted at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

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In his days Edom revolted from the (A)rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.

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In the time of Jehoram, Edom(A) rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.

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11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from (A)Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

12 And (B)Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

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11 King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom(A) and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.(B)

12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites(C) in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

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10 You have indeed (A)struck down Edom, (B)and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”

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10 You have indeed defeated Edom and now you are arrogant.(A) Glory in your victory, but stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?”

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(A)He struck down ten thousand Edomites in (B)the Valley of Salt and took (C)Sela by storm, and called it (D)Joktheel, which is its name to this day.

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He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt(A) and captured Sela(B) in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.

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