Malachi 1:1-2

Common English Bible

1 A pronouncement. The Lord’s word to Israel through Malachi.^[a]

²I have loved you, says the Lord;
but you say, “How have you loved us?”
Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?
says the Lord.
I loved Jacob,

Malachi 1:1-2

New International Version

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

²“I have loved^(C) you,” says the Lord.

“But you ask,^(D) ‘How have you loved us?’

“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,^(E)

Common English Bible (CEB)

New International Version (NIV)