17 “But on Mount (A)Zion there will be those who escape,
And it will be holy.
And the house of Jacob will (B)possess their possessions.
18 “Then the house of Jacob will be a (C)fire
And the house of Joseph a flame;
But the house of Esau will be as stubble.
And they will set [a]them on fire and consume [b]them,
So that there will be (D)no survivor of the house of Esau,”
For the Lord has spoken.
19 Then those of the [c]Negev will (E)possess the mountain of Esau,
And those of the [d]Shephelah the (F)Philistine plain;
Also, (G)possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,
And Benjamin will possess Gilead.

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Footnotes

  1. Obadiah 1:18 I.e. the people of Esau
  2. Obadiah 1:18 I.e. the people of Esau
  3. Obadiah 1:19 I.e. South country
  4. Obadiah 1:19 I.e. the foothills

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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