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Obadiah 1:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Obadiah 1:17

Verse 17 of 21

Scripture focus

But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

Obadiah 1:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Obadiah 1:17

Theological / Devotional

Mount Zion. The site that had suffered indignity at the hands of Edom and the other nations (v. 16) would experience a glorious redemption.

Deliverance. Heb. pelepah, “an escape,” “salvation,” or “what [or who] escapes.”

There shall be holiness. Or, “it [mount Zion] shall be holy,” which is the reading of the LXX.

Possess their possessions. That is, after the return from exile. The promises of vs. 17-21 were never completely fulfilled because of the failure of the Jews in exile and after exile to effect the spiritual revival necessary to make possible the accomplishment of their divine destiny. See pp. 32-34.

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