Obadiah 20-21
New Living Translation
20 The exiles of Israel will return to their land
and occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.
The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the north[a]
will return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
21 Those who have been rescued[b] will go up to[c] Mount Zion in Jerusalem
to rule over the mountains of Edom.
And the Lord himself will be king!”
Obadiah 20-21
King James Version
20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
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Obadiah 20-21
New International Version
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(A)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the towns of the Negev.(B)
21 Deliverers(C) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
to govern the mountains of Esau.
And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(D)
Footnotes
- Obadiah 1:21 Or from
Obadiah 20-21
English Standard Version
20 The exiles of this host of the people of Israel
shall possess the land of the Canaanites as far as (A)Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall possess the cities of the Negeb.
21 (B)Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule (C)Mount Esau,
and (D)the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
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