Malachi 1:4 meaning and explanation
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Malachi 1:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The LORD is speaking through the prophet Malachi to a discouraged post-exilic Judah, answering their doubt about whether he really loves them. He points to Edom, the descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, who had gloated over Jerusalem's fall.
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