18 Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire,(A)
and the house of Joseph, a burning flame,
but the house of Esau will be stubble;
Jacob[a] will set them on fire and consume Edom.[b]
Therefore no survivor will remain(B)
of the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.

Future Blessing for Israel

19 People from the Negev will possess(C)
the hill country of Esau;(D)
those from the Judean foothills will possess
the land of the Philistines.(E)
They[c] will possess
the territories of Ephraim and Samaria,(F)
while Benjamin will possess Gilead.
20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah[d]
and who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath(G)
as well as the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
will possess the cities of the Negev.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 18 Lit they
  2. 18 Lit them
  3. 19 = The house of Jacob
  4. 20 Or of this host of the Israelites; Hb obscure

18 Jacob will be a fire
    and Joseph a flame;
Esau will be stubble,
    and they will set him on fire(A) and destroy(B) him.
There will be no survivors(C)
    from Esau.”
The Lord has spoken.

19 People from the Negev will occupy
    the mountains of Esau,
and people from the foothills will possess
    the land of the Philistines.(D)
They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,(E)
    and Benjamin(F) will possess Gilead.
20 This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan
    will possess the land as far as Zarephath;(G)
the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
    will possess the towns of the Negev.(H)

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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: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

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.

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