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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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  1. Obadiah 1:20 Hebrew “exile”
  2. Obadiah 1:20 Hebrew “exile”
  3. Obadiah 1:21 Literally “will be for”

19 People 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.
20 This 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)
21 Deliverers(F) will go up on[a] Mount Zion
    to govern the mountains of Esau.
    And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.(G)

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  1. Obadiah 1:21 Or from