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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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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:19 The dry southern wilderness of Judah
  2. Obadiah 1:19 The western foothills of Judah
  3. Obadiah 1:19 Literally fields
  4. Obadiah 1:20 The Hebrew of this verse is difficult.
  5. Obadiah 1:20 A city near the northern border of Israel
  6. Obadiah 1:20 An unknown distant location, perhaps as far away as Spain
  7. Obadiah 1:21 Or, following the ancient versions, those who have been saved