17. “But Jerusalem will become a refuge for those who escape;it will be a holy place.And the people of Israel will come backto reclaim their inheritance.
18. The people of Israel will be a raging fire,and Edom a field of dry stubble.The descendants of Joseph will be a flameroaring across the field, devouring everything.There will be no survivors in Edom.I, the lord, have spoken!
19. “Then my people living in the Negevwill occupy the mountains of Edom.Those living in the foothills of Judahwill possess the Philistine plainsand take over the fields of Ephraim and Samaria.And the people of Benjaminwill occupy the land of Gilead.
20. The exiles of Israel will return to their landand occupy the Phoenician coast as far north as Zarephath.The captives from Jerusalem exiled in the northwill return home and resettle the towns of the Negev.
21. Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalemto rule over the mountains of Edom.And the lord himself will be king!”