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Obadiah 1:19
ESV Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau, and those of the Shephelah shall possess the land of the Philistines; they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria, and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
NIV People from the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
NASB Then those of the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau, And those of the Shephelah the Philistine plain; Also, they will possess the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, And Benjamin the territory of Gilead.
CSB People from the Negev will possess the hill country of Esau; those from the Judean foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will possess the territories of Ephraim and Samaria, while Benjamin will possess Gilead.
NLT 'Then my people living in the Negev will occupy the mountains of Edom. Those living in the foothills of Judah will possess the Philistine plains and take over the fields of Ephraim and Samaria. And the people of Benjamin will occupy the land of Gilead.
KJV 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.
NKJV The South shall possess the mountains of Esau, And the Lowland shall possess Philistia. They shall possess the fields of Ephraim And the fields of Samaria. Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

What does Obadiah 1:19 mean?

One of Edom's worst crimes against Israel was helping invaders take Jews from their lands (Obadiah 1:14). God's judgment often involves suffering the same sins committed against others. In a final judgment on Edom, after being defeated, shamed, and eventually destroyed, even their land will be occupied by the very people they hated. Most of the prophecies of Obadiah have already occurred, from the perspective of the modern reader. Some, such as the division of territories in verses 19 and 20, will not be totally fulfilled until the end times.

Mount Esau is a reference to the territory of Edom, since Esau's children became the Edomites. It's interesting to note that not only will Edom be occupied, but also the territory of the Philistines, another hated enemy of Israel. Benjamin, although a tiny tribe, will possess a large territory in Gilead. People of the Negeb (Joshua 10:40) and those of the Shephelah (Jeremiah 17:26) are mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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