Obadiah 1:21

Obadiah 1:21 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord’s.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then saviors shall come to Mount Zion To judge the mountains of Esau, And the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to rule over the mountains of Edom. And the Lord himself will be king!”

Context of Obadiah 1:21

19And 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. 20And 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. And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.

Obadiah 1:21 word by word

וְעָל֤וּ מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙ בְּהַ֣ר צִיּ֔וֹן לִשְׁפֹּ֖ט אֶת־הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֑ו וְהָיְתָ֥ה לַֽיהוָ֖ה הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And savioursיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• shall come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• on mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Zionצִיּוֹןtsîyôn · ZionH6726
• to judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• of Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · (Mount) EsauH6215
• and the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• shall be the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Obadiah 1:21

• Judges 2:16Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
• Judges 3:9And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
• 2 Kings 13:5(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.
• Isaiah 19:20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
• Daniel 12:3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
• Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.
• Micah 5:4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
• Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
• Zechariah 10:5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
• 1 Timothy 4:16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
• James 5:20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
• Psalms 149:5Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
• Daniel 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
• Luke 22:30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
• Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Commentaries on Obadiah 1:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And saviours shall come up - Certain persons whom God may choose to be deliverers of his people; such as Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Maccabees. Some think these saviours, מושיעים moshiim, mean the apostles of our Lord. Several MSS. have מושעים mushaim, the preserved; those that are saved, i.e., they who were delivered from the captivity; and those of Mount Zion shall judge, that is, shall execute judgment on the Edomites. And as the Asmonean…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And saviors shall ascend on Mount Zion - The body should not be without its head; saviours there should be, and those, successively. The title was familiar to them of old Judges 3:9, Judges 3:15. “The children of Israel cried unto the Lord, Who raised them up a savior, and he saved them. And the Lord gave unto Israel a savior” 2 Kings 13:5, in the time of Jehoahaz. Nehemiah says to God, Nehemiah 9:27. “According to Thy manifold mercies, Thou gavest them…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 There should be deliverance and holiness at Jerusalem, and the house of Jacob would again occupy their possessions. Much of this prophecy was fulfilled when the Jews returned to their own land. But the salvation and holiness of the gospel, its spread, and the conversion of the Gentiles, seem also to be intended, especially the restoration of Israel, the destruction of antichrist, and the prosperous state of the church, to which all the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Mount Zion: God's people would climb his holy mountain to rule over (or to judge) the mountains of their ancient enemy Edom. This would be a sign of the coming universal kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. saviours--There will be in the kingdom yet to come no king, but a prince; the sabbatic period of the judges will return (compare the phrase so frequent in Judges, only once found in the times of the kings, 2Ch 14:1, "the land had rest"), when there was no visible king, but God reigned in the theocracy. Israelites, not strangers, shall dispense justice to a God-fearing people (Is 1:26; Eze 45:1-25). The judges were not such a burden to the people as…Read the comment

Topics related to Obadiah 1:21

• Edomites
• Esau
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Zion

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Edom
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Commentaries on Obadiah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings