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God Loves Israel

The Lord said, “I love you people.”

But you said, “What shows you love us?”

The Lord said, “Esau was Jacob’s brother, but I chose[a] Jacob. And I did not accept[b] Esau. I destroyed his hill country.[c] His country was destroyed, and now only wild dogs[d] live there.”

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Footnotes

  1. Malachi 1:2 chose Or “loved.”
  2. Malachi 1:3 did not accept Or “hated.”
  3. Malachi 1:3 his hill country This means the country of Edom. Edom was another name for Esau.
  4. Malachi 1:3 wild dogs Literally, “jackals.”

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