17 But on Mount Zion will be deliverance;
it will be holy,
and the house of Jacob
will possess its inheritance.
it will be holy,
and the house of Jacob
will possess its inheritance.
Jacob and Esau were always quarreling and their nations continued to quarrel. There is a promise that there would be deliverance and an inheritance. An inheritance can only be given following someone's death. Jesus died so that we can have a wonderful inheritance.
(summary by Sandy)