Malachi 1:1-2

Expanded Bible

1 This ·message [oracle; burden] is the word of the Lord given to Israel through Malachi [^C“my messenger”].

²The Lord said, “I have loved you.”

But you ask, “How have you loved us?”

The Lord said, “Esau and Jacob were brothers. 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)

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