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Malachi 1:1-3
Contemporary English Version
Malachi 1:1-3
Contemporary English Version
1 I am Malachi. And this is the message that the Lord gave me for Israel.
The Lord's Love for Israel
2 (A)(B) Israel, I, the Lord, have loved you. And yet you ask in what way have I loved you. Don't forget that Esau was the brother of your ancestor Jacob, but I chose Jacob 3 instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals[a] roam.
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- 1.3 jackals: Desert animals related to wolves, but smaller.
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