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Obadiah 1:20 KJV
Obadiah · chapter 1 · verse 20
And 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.Obadiah 1:20 · King James Version
Obadiah 1:20 in context
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)
- CanaanitesKᵉnaʻanîya Kenaanite or inhabitant of KenaanH3669 →
- captivitygâlûwthcaptivityH1546 →
- ZarephathTsârᵉphathTsarephath, a place in PalestineH6886 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlaimJerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineH3389 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- SepharadÇᵉphârâdSepharad, a region of AssyriaH5614 →
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