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Malachi 1

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 1 of 4

1 The burden of the Word of Jehovah to Israel by the hand of Malachi:

2 I have loved you, says Jehovah. But you say, In what way have You loved us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob, and I loved Jacob? A statement of Jehovah.

3 And I hated Esau and have made his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance to be for the jackals of the wilderness.

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Chapter Summary

Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness. Of their lack of love of Jehovah, and profaneness.

Key Hebrew Words

אָהֵב love H157 · TWOT 29
שָׂנֵא hate H8130 · TWOT 2272
בָּזָה despise H959 · TWOT 224
גָּאַל defile H1351 · TWOT 301
מִנְחָה food offering H4503 · TWOT 1214a
שֵׁם name H8034 · TWOT 2405

People & Context

Malachi

The prophet by whose hand the burden of the Word of Jehovah comes to Israel

Jacob

Patriarch and ancestor of Israel, declared the one Jehovah loved

Esau

Brother of Jacob, hated by Jehovah, his mountains made a desolation

Edom

Esau's people, who vow to rebuild their ruins but whom Jehovah will tear down

Timeline

Declaration of Love and Hatred

Jehovah declares His love for Jacob and His hatred for Esau, making Esau's mountains a desolation and tearing down Edom's attempts to rebuild.

Malachi 1:1-4
Polluted Sacrifices

The priests despise Jehovah's name by offering blind, lame, and sick animals on the altar. They pollute the table of the Lord and bring blemished sacrifices, drawing a curse upon those who deceive God.

Malachi 1:6-14

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