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2-3 „Jeg elsker jer, mit folk,” siger Herren.

„I spørger: ‚Hvordan har du vist os din kærlighed?’[a]

Dertil svarer jeg: Er Esau ikke Jakobs bror? Og dog foretrak jeg Jakob frem for Esau. Jeg gjorde Esaus bjergland til en ødemark, et sted hvor sjakaler færdes.

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Footnotes

  1. 1,2-3 Herrens kærlighed til sit folk, Jakobs efterkommere, indebærer straf for deres ulydighed og oprør, men også genoprettelse for den rest, der ydmyger sig. Til sammenligning er der ingen genoprettelse for Esaus efterkommere.

Israel Beloved of God

“I(A) have loved you,” says the Lord.
“Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’
Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?”
Says the Lord.
“Yet (B)Jacob I have loved;
But Esau I have hated,
And (C)laid waste his mountains and his heritage
For the jackals of the wilderness.”

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The Lord's Love for Israel

(A)“I have loved you,” says the Lord. (B)But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau (C)Jacob's brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet (D)I have loved Jacob but Esau I have hated. (E)I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”

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