Obadiah 19-21

Amplified Bible

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Then those of the Negev shall possess the mountain of Esau,
And those of the Shephelah [shall possess] the Philistine plain;
Also, [they shall] possess the fields of Ephraim and the fields of Samaria,
And Benjamin will possess Gilead [across the Jordan River].^(A)
²⁰
And the exiles of this host of the sons (descendants) of Israel
Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath,
And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in ^[a]Sepharad
Shall possess the cities of the Negev.
²¹
The deliverers shall go up on Mount Zion
To rule and judge the mountain of Esau,
And the kingdom and the kingship shall be the Lord’s.^(B)

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Footnotes

Obadiah 1:20 Location uncertain, possibly Sparta or Sardis.

Obadiah 19-21

New International Version

¹⁹People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.^(A)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,^(B)
    and Benjamin^(C) will possess Gilead.
²⁰This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
    will possess the land as far as Zarephath;^(D)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    will possess the towns of the Negev.^(E)
²¹Deliverers^(F) will go up on^[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.^(G)