Obadiah 1:21

Obadiah 1:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.
• 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.

Context of Obadiah 1:21

19The people of the Negev will take possession of Esau’s mountain, and the people of the Shephelah will take possession of the land of the Philistines. They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria, and the people of Benjamin will take possession of Gilead. 20The exiles of this fortress of the people of Israel will take possession of what belongs to the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the towns of the Negev. Those who have been delivered will go up on Mount Zion in order to rule over Esau’s mountain. Then the Lord will reign as King!

Obadiah 1:21 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 2:16The Lord raised up leaders who delivered them from these robbers.
• Judges 3:9When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
• 2 Kings 13:5The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.
• Isaiah 19:20It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them.
• Daniel 12:3But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
• Joel 2:32It will so happen that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who survive, just as the Lord has promised; the remnant will be those whom the Lord will call.
• Micah 5:4He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the Lord’s strength, by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.
• Zechariah 9:11Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
• Zechariah 10:5And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the Lord will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.
• 1 Timothy 4:16Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
• James 5:20he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path will save that person’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
• Psalms 149:5Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
• Daniel 7:27Then the kingdom, authority, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be delivered to the people of the holy ones of the Most High. His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; all authorities will serve him and obey him.’
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice he judges and goes to 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
• Number
• Obadiah, Book of

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