Malachi 1:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals."

New Living Translation
but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau’s inheritance into a desert for jackals.”

English Standard Version
but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”

Berean Study Bible
but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

New American Standard Bible
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.”

NASB 1995
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."

NASB 1977
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation, and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness.”

Amplified Bible
but [in comparison with My love for Jacob] I have hated Esau (Edom), and I have made his mountains a wasteland, and have given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.”

Christian Standard Bible
but I hated Esau. I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but I hated Esau. I turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to the desert jackals."

Contemporary English Version
instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals roam.

Good News Translation
and have hated Esau and his descendants. I have devastated Esau's hill country and abandoned the land to jackals."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
but Esau I hated. I turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the jackals in the desert.

International Standard Version
rejected Esau, turned his mountains into a wasteland, and gave his inheritance to desert jackals.

NET Bible
and rejected Esau. I turned Esau's mountains into a deserted wasteland and gave his territory to the wild jackals."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

New King James Version
But Esau I have hated, And laid waste his mountains and his heritage For the jackals of the wilderness.”

King James 2000 Bible
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the jackals of the wilderness.

New Heart English Bible
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness."

World English Bible
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness."

American King James Version
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

American Standard Version
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

A Faithful Version
And I hated Esau and made his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance to be for the jackals of the wilderness."

Darby Bible Translation
and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.

English Revised Version
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And I hated Esau, and made his mountaines wast, & his heritage a wildernes for dragons.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And I hated Esau, & made his mountaynes waste, and his heritage a wildernesse for Dragons.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and hated Esau: Yee I haue made his hilles waist, and his heretage a wyldernesse for dragos.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” A declaration of YHWH, "" “And I love Jacob, and Esau I have hated, "" And I make his mountains a desolation, "" And his inheritance for dragons of a wilderness.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And I hated Esau, and I will set his mountains a desolation, and his inheritance for the jackals of the desert.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert.

Catholic Public Domain Version
but held hatred for Esau? And I have set his mountains in solitude, and his inheritance with the serpents of the desert.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I have made his mountains into desolation and his inheritance into sheepfolds of the wilderness

Lamsa Bible
And I have made his mountains waste and his heritage for camps of shepherds in the wilderness.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But Esau I hated, And made his mountains a desolation, And gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and hated Esau and laid waste his borders, and made his heritage as dwellings of the wilderness?
















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