Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and it will be holy;
the house of Jacob will dispossess
those who dispossessed them.
New American Standard Bible
And it will be holy.
And the house of Jacob will
King James Version
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
International Standard Version
"But there will be a delivered remnant on Mount Zion. There will be holiness, and the house of Jacob will take back their possessions.
A Conservative Version
But in mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
American Standard Version
But in mount Zion there shall be those that escape, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Amplified
“But on Mount Zion [in Jerusalem] there shall be [deliverance for] those who escape,
And it shall be holy [no pagan will defile it];
And the house of Jacob shall possess their [former] possessions.
Bible in Basic English
But in Mount Zion some will be kept safe, and it will be holy; and the children of Jacob will take their heritage.
Darby Translation
But upon mount Zion shall there be deliverance, and it shall be holy; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Julia Smith Translation
And in mount Zion shall be an escaping and there was holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
King James 2000
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But on Mount Zion there will be an escape, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will take possession [of] their dispossessors.
Modern King James verseion
But upon Mount Zion shall be those who escaped; and it shall be holy. And the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But upon the mount Zion, there shall a remnant escape: these shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess even those, that had themselves afore in possession.
NET Bible
But on Mount Zion there will be a remnant of those who escape, and it will be a holy place once again. The descendants of Jacob will conquer those who had conquered them.
New Heart English Bible
But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
The Emphasized Bible
But, in Mount Zion, shall be a delivered remnant which shall be holy, - and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions;
Webster
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
World English Bible
But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
Youngs Literal Translation
And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions.
Themes
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Israel's occupation of their country
Holiness » Promised to the church
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as
Interlinear
Qodesh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Obadiah 1:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Day Of The Lord Is Near
16
so all the nations will drink continually.
They will drink and gulp down
and be as though they had never been.
and it will be holy;
the house of Jacob will dispossess
those who dispossessed them.
and the house of Joseph, a burning flame,
but the house of Esau will be stubble;
Jacob
Therefore no survivor will remain
of the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.
Cross References
Amos 9:11-15
I will restore the fallen booth
I will repair its gaps,
restore its ruins,
and rebuild it as in the days of old,
Isaiah 14:1-2
For the Lord will have compassion
Joel 2:32
on the name of Yahweh will be saved,
for there will be an escape
for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
as the Lord promised,
among the survivors the Lord calls.
Amos 9:8
are on the sinful kingdom,
and I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob
this is the Lord’s declaration—
Isaiah 1:27
her repentant ones by righteousness.
Isaiah 4:3-4
Whoever remains in Zion and whoever is left in Jerusalem
Isaiah 46:13
it is not far away,
and My salvation will not delay.
I will put salvation in Zion,
My splendor in Israel.
Isaiah 60:21
they will possess the land forever;
they are the branch I planted,
the work of My
so that I may be glorified.
Jeremiah 44:14
Then the remnant of Judah—those going to live for a while there in the land of Egypt—will have no fugitive or survivor to return to the land of Judah where they are longing
Jeremiah 44:28
Those who escape the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah only few in number,
Jeremiah 46:28
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for I will be with you.
I will bring destruction on all the nations
where I have banished you,
but I will not bring destruction on you.
I will discipline you with justice,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.
Ezekiel 7:16
and live on the mountains
like doves of the valley,
all of them moaning,
each over his own iniquity.
Joel 3:17
that I am Yahweh your God,
who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.
Jerusalem will be holy,
and foreigners will never overrun it again.
Joel 3:19-21
and Edom a desert wasteland,
because of the violence done to the people of Judah
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
Zechariah 8:3
The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,
Zechariah 14:20-21
On that day, the words
HOLY TO THE LORD
will be on the bells of the horses.
Revelation 21:27
Nothing profane will ever enter it: