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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Obadiah 1:20

Verse Obadiah 1:20. Zarephath] Sarepta, a city of the Sidonians, 1 Kings 17:9. That is, they should possess the whole city of Phoenicia, called here that of the Canaanites.

Which is in Sepharad] This is a difficult word. Some think the Bosphorus is meant; others, Spain; others, France; others, the Euphrates; others, some district in Chaldea; for there was a city called Siphora, in Mesopotamia, above the division of the Euphrates. Dr. Lightfoot says it was a part of Edom. Those who were captives among the Canaanites should possess the country of the Canaanites; and those whom the Edomites had enslaved should possess the cities of their masters. See Newcome and Lowth.

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See also Obadiah 1:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THE CAPTIVITY OF THIS HOST OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL - , (it must, I believe, be rendered,) “which are among the Canaanites, as far as Zarephath, and the captivity of Jerusalem which is in Sephara...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    OBADIAH 1:15 A, OBADIAH 1:16. THE JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS. The Day of Yahweh approaches; Judah has already drunk her cup of suffering (_cf._ Jeremiah 25:15;...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    CAPTIVITY. the captives: "captivity" being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for the captives. THIS HOST: i.e. the whole of the twelve tribes. SHALL POSSESS. Supply the _Ellips...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Two ways of rendering this verse are given in our English Bibles, one in the text, the other in the margin. The latter of these fully expressed would be: "_And the captivity of this host of the childr...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE KINGDOM OF THE LORD -- OBADIAH 1:19-21:_ The destruction that was to come upon the nations was described in the words, "And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plai...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR-- OBADIAH 1:15-20:_ God reminded Edom of His law that you reap what you sow. "The day of the Lord" was near for all nations. It was time for Edom to pay in full for what s...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE CAPTIVITY OF THIS HOST— _And those very children of Israel, who had been captives to the Canaanites, even to Zarephath, and the captives of Jerusalem, who shall have been in Sepharad,_ [that i...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    VICTORY FOR GOD'S COVENANT PEOPLE TEXT: Obadiah 1:17-21 17 But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 18 And...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:20 captives (g-3) captives (g-23) Lit. 'captivity.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE *LORD IS KING OBADIAH _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF OBADIAH AUTHOR This is the shortest book in the *Old Testament. Obadiah means ‘the servant of *Yahweh’. Or it means ‘the person who giv...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    17-21. — ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF JEHOVAH ON MOUNT ZION. (17) DELIVERANCE. — Better, as in margin, _the fugitives of Israel who have survived the recent calamity._ This is clear from Isaiah 10:...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ גָלֻ֣ת הַֽ חֵל ־הַ֠ זֶּה לִ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    EDOM AND ISRAEL Obadiah 1:1 IF the Book of Obadiah presents us with some of the most difficult questions of criticism, it raises besides one of the hardest ethical problems in all the vexed history...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel [shall possess] that of the (p) Canaanites, [even] unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which [is] in Sepharad, shall possess the ci...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Sarepta. This was accomplished after the persecution of Epiphanes. --- Bosphorus. So St. Jerome's master interpreted Bispharad. But it seems rather to mean a part of Mesopotamia. Sippara stands above...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    "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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    He afterwards adds, _And the migrations of this host of the children of Israel_, _etc_. There is here an obscurity in the words. The Hebrews by Canaan mean the Illyrians as well as Germans, and also t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Edom is frequently spoken of in the prophets. This people, who, as well as Jacob, were descended from Isaac, had an inveterate hatred to the posterity of the younger son who were favoured as the peopl...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE CAPTIVITY OF THIS HOST OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL [SHALL POSSESS] THAT OF THE CANAANITES, [EVEN] UNTO ZAREPHATH,.... That is, the host or army, the great number of the children of Israel, that...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And the captivity of this host_, &c. Those of the ten tribes that were carried away captive by Shalmaneser; _shall possess that of the Canaanites_ That is, all the countries they anciently possessed,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Deliverance of God's People...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel, the very ones who had suffered on account of the hostility of the enemies, SHALL POSSESS THAT OF THE CANAANITES, EVEN UNTO ZAREPHATH, or Sarep...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    WHICH IS IN SEPHARAD: Or, shall possess that which is in Sepharad...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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....

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE CAPTIVITY OF THIS HOST OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, those of the ten tribes that were carried away captive by Shalmaneser, one hundred and thirty years before Jerusalem was taken by Nebuchadnezzar,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Obadiah 1:20 captives H1546 host H2426 children H1121 Israel H3478 Canaanites H3669 Zarephath H6886 captives H1546 Jerusalem...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DAY OF YHWH WILL RESULT IN THE CARRYING OUT OF GOD'S JUDGMENT AND WILL BRING ABOUT THE VINDICATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE (OBADIAH 1:15). But what they had overlooked was that one day YHWH would call the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Edom's humiliation because of sin against God's people. CHARACTERS: God, Obadiah. CONCLUSION: If men in their pride and carnal security dare to challenge omnipotence, their challenge will...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness._ HOLINESS ON MOUNT ZION The imagery of Scripture poetry often presents instructive truths, referring to more general subjects...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    OBADIAH—NOTE ON OBADIAH 1:19 All of Israel, including the EXILES far away, will return. Much of the Promised Land was lost over the years, but all of it will be regained....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] Obadiah 1:17.] Yet this MOUNT shall become a sanctuary for God and his people, who will POSSESS, regain their possessions. OBADIAH 1:18.] Israel, again united and unassailed, shall...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Tonight shall we turn now to Obadiah. Who Obadiah was, or where he came from, when he prophesied, nobody knows for sure. There have been a lot of guesses as to who Obadiah actually was, but they are a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The captivity — Those of the ten tribes that were carried away captive by Salmanesar. Of the Canaanites — All the country they anciently possessed with this addition, that what the Canaanites held by...

  • When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, Norman L. Geisler and Thomas Howe, 1960

    OBADIAH — If the Book of Obadiah is inspired Scripture, then why is it not quoted in the NT? (For a discussion of this question, see Ecclesiastes 1:1.) OBADIAH — Is the prophecy of Obadiah simply an...

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