Obadiah 19-21
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 People from the Negev[a] will take possession of the mountains of Esau, and those from the Shephelah[b] will take possession of the land of the Philistines. They will take possession of the territory[c] of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria. Benjamin will take possession of Gilead. 20 Those from the army of the people of Israel who have been exiles[d] will take possession of the territory of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,[e] and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad[f] will take possession of the cities of the Negev. 21 Saviors[g] will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will belong to the Lord.
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- Obadiah 1:19 The dry southern wilderness of Judah
- Obadiah 1:19 The western foothills of Judah
- Obadiah 1:19 Literally fields
- Obadiah 1:20 The Hebrew of this verse is difficult.
- Obadiah 1:20 A city near the northern border of Israel
- Obadiah 1:20 An unknown distant location, perhaps as far away as Spain
- Obadiah 1:21 Or, following the ancient versions, those who have been saved
Obadiah 19-21
Lexham English Bible
Future Blessing for Israel
19 Those of the Negev will take possession of the mountain of Esau, and those of the Shephelah will possess the land of the Philistines, and they shall take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and Benjamin will take possession of Gilead. 20 And the exiles[a] of this army of the people of Israel will possess Canaan up to Zarephath, and the exiles[b] of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the cities of the Negev. 21 And those who have been saved will go up on Mount Zion to rule the mountain of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to[c] Yahweh.
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- Obadiah 1:20 Hebrew “exile”
- Obadiah 1:20 Hebrew “exile”
- Obadiah 1:21 Literally “will be for”
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