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19 Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead. 20 The captives of this army of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev. 21 Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.

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19 “Those in the Negev[a] will possess Esau’s Mountain,
    and those in the Shephelah[b] the Philistines.
They will possess the fields of Ephraim
    and the fields of Samaria,
while Benjamin will possess the territory of[c] Gilead.
20 The exiles, the Israeli host,
    will possess the territory of the[d] Canaanites all the way to Zarephath.
The exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad[e]
    will possess the cities of the Negev.[f]
21 Deliverers will assemble on Mount Zion to judge Esau’s Mountain,
    and to the Lord will the kingdom belong!”

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:19 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  2. Obadiah 1:19 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  3. Obadiah 1:19 The Heb. lacks will possess the territory of
  4. Obadiah 1:20 The Heb. lacks the territory of
  5. Obadiah 1:20 I.e. perhaps Sardis, capital of Lydia, Saparda in eastern Assyria, Sparta in Greece, or a location in Spain (so Targ of Jonathan)
  6. Obadiah 1:20 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40