As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
Parallel translations
- WEB as he did for the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and lived in their place even to this day:
- BSB just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
- NKJV just as He had done for the descendants of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They dispossessed them and dwelt in their place, even to this day.
- NASB just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place, where they remain even to this day.
- NLT He had done the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, for he destroyed the Horites so they could settle there in their place. The descendants of Esau live there to this day.
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Quick answer
God had done the same for Esau's descendants in Seir, destroying the Horites before them. The pattern of God-given dispossession is consistent.
Overview
The note recalls how God removed the Horites so Esau's descendants could settle Seir, paralleling His dealings with Ammon and foreshadowing Israel's conquest. The repeated phrase 'to this day' marks these as lasting, observable arrangements ordered by God. Such consistency reveals that God sovereignly assigns and reassigns lands among peoples. It assures Israel that their own inheritance rests on the same faithful God who governs all the nations.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Gen 36:8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
- Gen 36:20–30These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
- Deut 2:12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
- Gen 14:6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
- 1 Chr 1:38–42And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.
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