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This is a message from the Lord to Israel. God used Malachi to tell this message to the people.

God Loves Israel

The Lord said, “I love you people.”

But you said, “What shows you love us?”

The Lord said, “Esau was Jacob’s brother, but I chose[a] Jacob. And I did not accept[b] Esau. I destroyed his hill country.[c] His country was destroyed, and now only wild dogs[d] live there.”

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:2 chose Or “loved.”
  2. Malachi 1:3 did not accept Or “hated.”
  3. Malachi 1:3 his hill country This means the country of Edom. Edom was another name for Esau.
  4. Malachi 1:3 wild dogs Literally, “jackals.”

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