Malachi 1:1-2

New American Standard Bible 1995

God’s Love for Jacob

1 The ^[a](A)oracle of the word of the Lord to ^(B)Israel through ^[b]Malachi.

² “I have ^(C)loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I ^(D)have loved Jacob;