Malachi 1:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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,”

Malachi 1:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Malachi 1:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Malachi 1:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;”

Malachi 1:2 — World English Bible

Malachi 1:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith Jehovah: yet I loved Jacob;”

Malachi 1:2 — American Standard Version

Malachi 1:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'”

Malachi 1:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Malachi 1:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,”

Malachi 1:2 — Darby Translation

Malachi 1:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue loued you, sayth the Lord: yet yee say, Wherein hast thou loued vs? Was not Esau Iaakobs brother, saith the Lord? yet I loued Iaakob,”

Malachi 1:2 — Geneva Bible

Malachi 1:2 in Context — Malachi 1

1 Oracle, parole de l’Éternel à Israël par Malachie.

2 Je vous ai aimés, dit l’Éternel. Et vous dites: En quoi nous as-tu aimés? Ésaü n’est-il pas frère de Jacob? Dit l’Éternel. Cependant j’ai aimé Jacob,

3 Et j’ai eu de la haine pour Ésaü, J’ai fait de ses montagnes une solitude, J’ai livré son héritage aux chacals du désert.

4 Si Édom dit: Nous sommes détruits, Nous relèverons les ruines! Ainsi parle l’Éternel des armées: Qu’ils bâtissent, je renverserai, Et on les appellera pays de la méchanceté, Peuple contre lequel l’Éternel est irrité pour toujours.

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What Does Malachi 1:2 Mean?

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