Malachi 1:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”
Malachi 1:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Malachi 1:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Malachi 1:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.””
Malachi 1:3 — World English Bible
Malachi 1:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness. ”
Malachi 1:3 — American Standard Version
Malachi 1:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Is not Esau Jacob's brother? --an affirmation of Jehovah, And I love Jacob, and Esau I have hated, And I make his mountains a desolation, And his inheritance for dragons of a wilderness.”
Malachi 1:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Malachi 1:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness. ”
Malachi 1:3 — Darby Translation
Malachi 1:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I hated Esau, and made his mountaines wast, and his heritage a wildernes for dragons.”
Malachi 1:3 — Geneva Bible
Malachi 1:3 in Context — Malachi 1
1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi.
2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the Lord: yet I loved Jacob,
3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The Lord will be magnified from the border of Israel.
What Does Malachi 1:3 Mean?
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