Malachi 1:1-2

Evangelical Heritage Version

1 An oracle.^[a] The word of the Lord to Israel through^[b] Malachi.

²I 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,

Malachi 1:1 The Hebrew term massa often has the connotation of a threatening prophecy. Sometimes it simply is a prophecy.
Malachi 1:1 Literally by the hand of

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)

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New International Version (NIV)