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Obadiah 1:19 KJV
Obadiah · chapter 1 · verse 19
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.Obadiah 1:19 · King James Version
Obadiah 1:19 in context
17But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
18And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
19And 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.
20And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- BenjaminBinyâmîynBinjamin, youngest son of JacobH1144 →
- possessyârashto occupyH3423 →
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- SamariaShômᵉrôwnShomeron, a place in PalestineH8111 →
- fieldssâdeha fieldH7704 →
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