the strong city Probably Sela or Petra, the capital of Edom, famous for its inaccessibility (Obadiah 1:3). See Stanley's Sinai and Pal., p. 89, for a description of the wonderful defile, which in ancient times was the only usual approach to Petra.

Who will lead me into Edom The verb is in the perfect tense, which is sometimes used in questions to express a sense of difficulty or hopelessness. Who could lead me, or, who could have led me, right into (the preposition is emphatic) Edom? The difficulties are almost insuperable. But possibly the text is faulty. The restoration of one letter with a change in the vocalisation would give the future tense. In any case the rendering of R.V., Who hath led me unto Edom? as a reference to some previous successful invasion, does not suit the context.

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