Obadiah 1:19 “Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from th…”

Obadiah 1:19

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.

American Standard Version

And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they shall possesse the South side of the mount of Esau, and the plaine of the Philistims: and they shall possesse the fieldes of Ephraim, and the fieldes of Samaria, and Beniamin shall haue Gilead.

Darby Translation

And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines; yea, they shall possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead;

Young's Literal Translation

And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead.

Bible in Basic English

And they will take the South, and the lowland, and the country of Ephraim, and Gilead, as their heritage.

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Cross references

“the south”

Jeremiah 32:44 Amos 9:12 Joshua 15:21 Numbers 24:18 Numbers 24:19 Malachi 1:4

Jeremiah 32:44 · BSB

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,…

Amos 9:12 · BSB

that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.

Joshua 15:21 · BSB

These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

Numbers 24:18 · BSB

Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

Numbers 24:19 · BSB

A ruler will come from Jacob and destroy the survivors of the city.”

Malachi 1:4 · BSB

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 plain”

Zephaniah 2:4–7 Joshua 15:33 Ezekiel 25:16 Amos 1:8 Zechariah 9:5–7 Joshua 13:2

Zephaniah 2:4–7 · BSB

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Joshua 15:33 · BSB

These were in the foothills: Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

Ezekiel 25:16 · BSB

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.

Amos 1:8 · BSB

I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

Zechariah 9:5–7 · BSB

Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

Joshua 13:2 · BSB

This is the land that remains: All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites,

“the fields of Ephraim”

Jeremiah 31:4–6 Ezekiel 36:28 Ezekiel 37:21–25 2 Kings 17:24 Ezra 4:2 Ezra 4:7–10

Jeremiah 31:4–6 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 36:28 · BSB

Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 37:21–25 · BSB

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.

2 Kings 17:24 · BSB

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

Ezra 4:2 · BSB

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us…

Ezra 4:7–10 · BSB

And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.

“Benjamin”

Joshua 13:25 Joshua 13:31 Joshua 18:21–28 1 Chronicles 5:26 Jeremiah 49:1 Amos 1:13

Joshua 13:25 · BSB

The territory of Jazer, all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;

Joshua 13:31 · BSB

half of Gilead; and Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of Og in Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of Manasseh, that is, half of the descendants of Machir.

Joshua 18:21–28 · BSB

These were the cities of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin: Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz,

1 Chronicles 5:26 · BSB

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, H…

Jeremiah 49:1 · BSB

Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?

Amos 1:13 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble— Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.

20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.

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