Obadiah 19-21
Christian Standard Bible
Future Blessing for Israel
19 People from the Negev will possess(A)
the hill country of Esau;(B)
those from the Judean foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.(C)
They[a] will possess
the territories of Ephraim and Samaria,(D)
while Benjamin will possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah[b]
and who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath(E)
as well as the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the cities of the Negev.(F)
21 Saviors[c] will ascend Mount Zion(G)
to rule over the hill country of Esau,
and the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(H)
Obadiah 19-21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau,
and those of the Shephelah the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria,
and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.(A)
20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah[a]
shall possess[b] Phoenicia as far as Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall possess the towns of the Negeb.(B)
21 Those who have been saved[c] shall go up to Mount Zion
to rule Mount Esau,
and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.(C)
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