1. I am Malachi. And this is the message that the Lord gave me for Israel.
2. Israel, I, the Lord, have loved you. And yet you ask in what way have I loved you. Don't forget that Esau was the brother of your ancestor Jacob, but I chose Jacob
3. instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals roam.
4. Esau's descendants may say, “Although our nation Edom is in ruins, we will rebuild.”But I, the Lord All-Powerful, promise to tear down whatever they build. Then everyone will know that I will never stop being angry with them as long as they are so sinful.