Malachi 1:1-3

New Life Version

1 This is the Word of the Lord spoken to Israel through Malachi.

God’s Love for Israel

² “I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” says the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob, ³ but I have hated Esau. I have laid waste his mountains and have given his riches to the wild dogs of the desert.”