21 Deliverers will go up on[1] Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord's.

Other Translations of Obadiah 1:21

King James Version

21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

English Standard Version

21 Saviors shall go up to Mount Zion to rule Mount Esau, and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

The Message

21 The remnant of the saved in Mount Zion will go into the mountains of Esau And rule justly and fairly, a rule that honors God's kingdom.

New King James Version

21 Then saviors Or deliverers shall come to Mount Zion To judge the mountains of Esau, And the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

New Living Translation

21 Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to rule over the mountains of Edom. And the Lord himself will be king!"

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Obadiah 1:21

Commentary on Obadiah 1:17-21

(Read Obadiah 1:17-21)

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 prophets bear witness. When Christ is come, and not till then, shall the kingdom be the Lord's in the full sense of the term. As none that exalt themselves against the Lord shall prosper, and all shall be brought down; so none that wait upon the Lord, and put their trust in him, shall ever be dismayed. Blessed be the Divine Saviour and Judge on Mount Zion! His word shall be a savour of life unto life unto numbers, while it judges and condemns obstinate unbelievers.