that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
Parallel translations
- WEB that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahweh who does this.
- KJV That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
- NKJV That they may possess the remnant of Edom, And all the Gentiles who are called by My name,” Says the Lord who does this thing.
- NASB So that they may possess the remnant of Edom And all the nations who are called by My name,” Declares the Lord who does this.
- NLT And Israel will possess what is left of Edom and all the nations I have called to be mine.” The Lord has spoken, and he will do these things.
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Quick answer
The restored house of David will possess Edom's remnant and all nations called by God's name. It foreshadows the ingathering of the Gentiles into God's people.
Overview
Edom, Israel's ancient adversary, here represents the surrounding nations brought under the rule of David's restored kingdom. The phrase 'all the nations who are called by my name' signals that God's saving purpose reaches beyond Israel. James quotes this at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15:17) to confirm that Gentiles coming to faith in Christ fulfill this promise without first becoming Jews, for in the Messiah the nations themselves are claimed as God's own.
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- Isa 43:7everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
- Isa 65:1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
- Acts 15:17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
- Isa 63:19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.
- Jer 14:9Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us!
- Dan 9:18–19Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
- Num 24:17–18I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- Isa 14:1–2For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob.
- Ps 60:8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- Joel 3:8I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
- Isa 11:14They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
- Mal 1:4Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
- Jer 15:16Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.
- Gen 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Gen 27:37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
- Obad 1:18–21Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” For the LORD has spoken.
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Amid judgment on injustice, Amos promises the raising up of David's fallen tent — read by James in Acts 15 as the ingathering of the nations into the kingdom of the risen Christ.
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