Obadiah 1:20
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
יָרַשׁ
they will take possession of
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
כְּנַעַנִי
will be Canaanites
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כְּנַעַנִי
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עִיר
the cities of
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerusalem
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יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
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צָרְפַת
Zarephath
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צָרְפַת
Tsarephath, a place in Palestine
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