Malachi
King James Version (KJV)
Malachi 1:3
“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”
King James Version (KJV)
Malachi 1:3 Context
1The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. 2I 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, 3And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. 4Whereas 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. 5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel. 6A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
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Other Translations
And I hated Esau, and layde his mountaines, and his heritage waste, for the dragons of the wildernesse.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and {appointed} his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and `gave' his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.
- Basic English Bible
and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.
- Darby Bible
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
- Webster's Bible
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness."
- World English Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and {appointed} his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and `gave' his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.
- Basic English Bible
and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.
- Darby Bible
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
- Webster's Bible
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness."
- World English Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Malachi 1:3
1:3 I hated - I loved not Esau's posterity as I loved Jacob's. His heritage - Mount Seir with the neighbouring mountains. Waste - By Nebuchadnezzar's arms five years after the sacking of Jerusalem, and whereas Jacob's captivity returned, and their cities were rebuilt, Esau's never were. The dragons - Creatures which delight in desolate places, by which the utter desolation of Esau is signified.