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Atomic Bible
Obadiah 1:19
Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau;
from The Deliverance of Israel, Obadiah 1:15-21
What it says

Those from the south and lowland regions will possess territories formerly denied them.

What it is doing

This verse begins the description of restored possession in concrete geography.

In context

15For the Day of the LORD is near 16For as you drank on My holy mountain, 17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, 18Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, 19Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; 20And the exiles of this host of the Israelites 21The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion