Malachi 1:2-3

Evangelical Heritage Version

An Oracle From the Lord:
God’s Love for Israel

² I have loved you, says the Lord.

But you say, “How have you loved us?”

Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? declares the Lord. I loved Jacob, ³ but I hated Esau. I turned Esau’s mountains into a desolate place, and I turned the territory he possessed over to the wild jackals.