Malachi 1:1-2

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“I Loved Jacob, but Esau I Hated”

1 This is a divine revelation. Yahweh spoke his word to Israel through Malachi.

² “I loved you,” says Yahweh.

“But you ask, ‘How did you love us?’

“Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares Yahweh. “I loved Jacob,