Obadiah 1:19

Translations

Modern

Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

Traditional

And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

Literal

And the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau, and the Shephelah the Philistines; and they will possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin Gilead,

Latin

Et hæreditabunt hi, qui ad austrum sunt, montem Esau, et qui in campestribus, Philisthiim: et possidebunt regionem Ephraim et regionem Samariæ, et Benjamin possidebit Galaad.

Original

Hebrew

English

Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

Notes

Obadiah 1:19–20

God's people in the Negev, the foothills of Judah, and Benjamin (three regions of Judah) would take over their neighbors' territories (Edom, the Philistine plains, Gilead). Restored Israel would regain Ephraim and Samaria (territory lost from 722 to 721 BC to Assyria) and expand its borders to the lands promised during the conquest (the Philistine plains, the land of Gilead, the Phoenician coast). See also Ezekiel 47:13–23.

Obadiah 1:19–21

History moves toward a day when the Lord will rule over the whole world as his kingdom. This message gives hope to God’s people and warns the nations that ignore him.

Events

Prophecies of Obadiahc. 585 BC

Related verses

Amos 9:12
…that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
Jeremiah 32:44
Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
Zephaniah 2:4–7
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
Malachi 1:4–5
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Ezekiel 37:21–25
…you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the Israelites out of the nations to which they have gone, and I will gather them from all around and bring them into their own land.
Ezekiel 36:28
Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
Jeremiah 31:4–6
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
Ezekiel 25:16
…therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast.
Ezekiel 47:13–21
This is what the Lord GOD says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions.
Ezra 4:17
Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
Joshua 15:33
These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

People

Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Places

Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name Mount Esau: Mountainous region of Edom; judgment prophesied by Obadiah Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants Shephelah: Lowland region between Judean hills and coastal plain

Glossary

Book of Obadiah

Topics

Esau: Mount of Edom, Called Mount of Esau Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration The Edomites: Predictions Respecting: Israel's Occupation of Their Country The Philistines: Prophecies Respecting: Their Country to be a Future Possession to Israel Zion: Restoration of, Promised

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