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17 But on Mount Zion, there will be some who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will recapture its territory. 18 The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, but the house of Esau will be stubble. The Israelites[a] set them on fire and consume them. There will not be any survivors for the house of Esau.

Yes, the Lord has spoken.

19 People from the Negev[b] will take possession of the mountains of Esau, and those from the Shephelah[c] will take possession of the land of the Philistines. They will take possession of the territory[d] of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria. Benjamin will take possession of Gilead.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:18 The subject the Israelites is supplied for clarity. The Hebrew text reads they.
  2. Obadiah 1:19 The dry southern wilderness of Judah
  3. Obadiah 1:19 The western foothills of Judah
  4. Obadiah 1:19 Literally fields

17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;(A)
    it will be holy,(B)
    and Jacob will possess his inheritance.(C)
18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(D) and destroy(E) him.
There will be no survivors(F)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

19 People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.(G)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(H)
    and Benjamin(I) will possess Gilead.

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