Obadiah 1:20

And those of the Golus of Bnei Yisroel 1 shall possess that of the Kena'anim, even unto Tzarphat; 1 and those of the Golus of Yerushalayim, which is in Sepharad, 1 shall possess the cities of the Negev. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19And they of the Negev shall possess Har Esav; 1 and they of the Shefelah, the Philistines; 1 and they shall possess the fields of Ephrayim, 1 and the fields of Shomron; 1 and Binyamin shall possess Gil'ad. 1

21And Moshi'im (Deliverers) shall come up on Mount Tziyon 1 to judge the Har Esav; 1 and HaMamlachah (the Kingdom) shall be Hashemʼs.

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:9Arise, get thee to Tzarphat, which belongeth to Tzidon, and dwell there; hinei, I have commanded an isha almanah there to sustain thee.

Jeremiah 13:19The cities of the Negev shall be shut up, 1 and none shall open them; 1 Yehudah shall be all carried away into the Golus, 1 it shall be wholly carried away into the Golus. 1

Jeremiah 33:13In the towns of the hill country, in the towns of the Shephelah, and in the towns of the Negev, and in Eretz Binyamin, and in the places around Yerushalayim, and in the towns of Yehudah, shall the tzon pass again under the hands of him that counteth them, saith Hashem.

Ezekiel 34:12As a ro'eh seeketh after his tzon in the day that he is among his tzon that are scattered; so will I seek after My tzon, and will save them out of kol hamekomot (all the places) where they have been scattered there in the yom anan va'arafel (day of clouds and thick darkness).

Zechariah 10:6And I will strengthen the Bais Yehudah, 1 and I will save the Bais Yosef, 1 and I will restore them; for I have rachamim upon them; 1 and they shall be as though I had not rejected them; 1 for I am Hashem Eloheihem, and I will answer them. 1

Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:18-21

Promises to Israel and Judah. ( b. c. 587.) 17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And 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. 19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines:… Read the whole commentary →

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