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They will be called the Wicked Land, a people always under the wrath of the LORD. <a href="/nlt/malachi/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Esau’s descendants in Edom may say, “We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins.” But the LORD of Heaven’s Armies replies, “They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as ‘The Land of Wickedness,’ and their people will be called ‘The People with Whom the LORD Is Forever Angry.’ <a href="/esv/malachi/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.’” <a href="/bsb/malachi/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/malachi/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Whereas 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. <a href="/nkjv/malachi/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Even though Edom has said, “We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places,” Thus says the LORD of hosts: “They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever. <a href="/nasb_/malachi/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Though Edom says, “We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins”; this is what the LORD of armies says: “They may build, but I will tear down; and people will call them the territory of wickedness, and the people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.” <a href="/nasb/malachi/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Though Edom says, &#8220We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins"; thus says the LORD of hosts, &#8220They may build, but I will tear down; and men will call them the wicked territory, and the people toward whom the LORD is indignant forever.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/malachi/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Though Edom says, “We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins”; thus says the LORD of hosts, “They may build, but I will tear down; and men will call them the wicked territory, and the people toward whom the LORD is indignant forever.” <a href="/lsb/malachi/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Though Edom says, “We have been demolished, but we will return and build up the waste places”; thus says Yahweh of hosts, “They may build, but I will pull down; and men will call them a territory of wickedness, and the people toward whom Yahweh is indignant forever.” <a href="/amp/malachi/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Though [impoverished] Edom says, “We have been beaten down, but we will return and build up the ruins.” Thus says the LORD of hosts, “They may build, but I will tear down; and men will call them the Wicked Territory, the people against whom the LORD is indignant forever.” <a href="/csb/malachi/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Though Edom says, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of Armies says this: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country and the people the LORD has cursed forever. <a href="/hcsb/malachi/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Though Edom says: &#8220We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,&#8221 the LORD of Hosts says this: &#8220They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country and the people the LORD has cursed forever. <a href="/asv/malachi/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever. <a href="/cev/malachi/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Esau's descendants may say, "Although our nation Edom is in ruins, we will rebuild it." 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. <a href="/erv/malachi/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down: and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. <a href="/gwt/malachi/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "The descendants of Esau may say, 'We have been beaten down, but we will rebuild the ruins.' "Yet, this is what the LORD of Armies says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called 'the Wicked Land' and 'the people with whom the LORD is always angry.' <a href="/gnt/malachi/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> If Esau's descendants, the Edomites, say, "Our towns have been destroyed, but we will rebuild them," then the LORD will reply, "Let them rebuild--I will tear them down again. People will call them 'The evil country' and 'The nation with whom the LORD is angry forever.'" <a href="/isv/malachi/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> Even though Edom may claim, 'We were crushed, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,' this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "They may rebuild, but I'll demolish. People will call them, 'The Wicked Land,' and, 'The People With Whom the LORD is Forever Angry.' <a href="/msb/malachi/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/malachi/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Edom says, "Though we are devastated, we will once again build the ruined places." So the LORD who rules over all responds, "They indeed may build, but I will overthrow. They will be known as the land of evil, the people with whom the LORD is permanently displeased. <a href="/nheb/malachi/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Whereas Edom says, "We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places;" thus says the LORD of hosts, "They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them 'The Wicked Land,' even the people against whom the LORD shows wrath forever." <a href="/wbt/malachi/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whereas 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. <a href="/web/malachi/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Whereas Edom says, “We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places,” Yahweh of Armies says, “They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them ‘The Wicked Land,’ even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/malachi/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Because Edom says, We have been made poor, "" And we return and we build the ruins, "" Thus said YHWH of Hosts: They build, and I destroy, "" And [men] have called to them, "" O region of wickedness, "" O people whom YHWH defied for all time. <a href="/ylt/malachi/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Because Edom saith, 'We have been made poor, And we turn back and we build the wastes,' Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: They do build, and I do destroy, And men have called to them, 'O region of wickedness,' 'O people whom Jehovah defied to the age.' <a href="/slt/malachi/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For Edom will say, We were broken down, and we will turn back and build the wastes; thus said Jehovah of armies: They shall build and I will pull down; and calling to them, The bound of injustice, and, The people with whom Jehovah was very angry, even to forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/malachi/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if Edom shall say: We are destroyed, but we will return and build up what hath been destroyed: thus saith the Lord of hosts: They shall build up, and I will throw down: and they shall be called the borders of wickedness, and the people with whom the Lord is angry for ever. <a href="/cpdv/malachi/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if Idumea will say, “We have been destroyed, but when we return, we will build up what has been destroyed,” thus says the Lord of hosts: They will build up, and I will destroy. And they will be called “The limits of impiety,” and, “The people with whom the Lord has been angry, even to eternity.” <a href="/nabre/malachi/1.htm">New American Bible</a> If Edom says, “We have been crushed, but we will rebuild the ruins,” Thus says the LORD of hosts: They indeed may build, but I will tear down, And they shall be called “territory of wickedness,” the people with whom the LORD is angry forever. <a href="/nrsvce/malachi/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of hosts says: They may build, but I will tear down, until they are called the wicked country, the people with whom the LORD is angry forever.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/malachi/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if the Edomites say, We are impoverished, but let us return and build the desolate places; thus says the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will demolish; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness and, The people against whom the LORD is angry for ever. <a href="/hpbt/malachi/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if the Edomites will say, ”We are poor, we shall return, we shall build up the desolations”, thus says LORD JEHOVAH, they shall build and I shall throw down, and they shall call them the borders of sin and the people with whom LORD JEHOVAH is angry to eternity<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/malachi/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Whereas Edom saith: 'We are beaten down, But we will return and build the waste places'; Thus saith the LORD of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down; And they shall be called The border of wickedness, And The people whom the LORD execrateth for ever. <a href="/sep/malachi/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Because one will say, Idumea has been overthrown, but let us return and rebuild the desolate places; thus saith the Lord Almighty, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called The borders of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord has set himself for ever. <a href="/parallel/malachi/1-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B6KyAs1WSHw?start=28" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/malachi/1.htm">The LORD's Love for Israel</a> …3but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” 4<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">Edom</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ṯō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">may say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7567.htm" title="7567: ruš·šaš·nū (V-Pual-Perf-1cp) -- To beat down, shatter. A primitive root; to demolish.">“We have been devastated,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·nā·šūḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">but we will rebuild</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: wə·niḇ·neh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-1cp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">the ruins,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">“They</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: yiḇ·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">may build,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">but I</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: ’e·hĕ·rō·ws (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">will demolish.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wə·qā·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">They will be called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">the Land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7564.htm" title="7564: riš·‘āh (N-fs) -- Wickedness. Feminine of resha'; wrong.">of Wickedness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·hā·‘ām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">and a people</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">with whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2194.htm" title="2194: zā·‘am (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be indignant. A primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. To be enraged.">is indignant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> 5You will see this with your own eyes, and you yourselves will say, ‘The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a> The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a> Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a> So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a> Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. <a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a> So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a> See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears. <a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-29</a> Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-9</a> After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ... <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whereas Edom said, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus said 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 has indignation for ever.but.<a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Isaiah 9:9,10</a> And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, … <a href="/james/4-13.htm">James 4:13-16</a> Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: … They shall build.<a href="/job/9-4.htm">Job 9:4</a> He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?<a href="/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14</a> Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<a href="/job/34-29.htm">Job 34:29</a> When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:The border.<a href="/jeremiah/31-17.htm">Jeremiah 31:17</a> And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border.<a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Ezekiel 11:10</a> Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Amos 6:2</a> Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?The people.<a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3</a> And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.<a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.<a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Border</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Build</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-8.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Execrateth</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-5.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Impoverished</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/daniel/8-22.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-8.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/malachi/1-5.htm">Border</a> <a href="/matthew/13-32.htm">Build</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Execrateth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/luke/15-14.htm">Impoverished</a> <a href="/matthew/20-24.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Shows</a> <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/malachi/2-3.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Malachi 1</div>1. <a href="/malachi/1-1.htm">Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness;</a> 2. <a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">of their irreverence and profaneness.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/malachi/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/malachi/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” Edom, descendants of Esau, often opposed Israel, descendants of Jacob. Historically, Edom was devastated by various conquests, including those by Babylon. Their declaration to rebuild reflects human pride and defiance against divine judgment. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of human arrogance against God's sovereignty, as seen in the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>).this is what the LORD of Hosts says: The title "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's supreme authority over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His power to execute judgment and fulfill His purposes, contrasting human plans with divine will. This title is frequently used in prophetic literature to assert God's control over history and nations.“They may build, but I will demolish. This statement highlights the futility of opposing God's decrees. Despite human efforts to restore and rebuild, God's judgment is final and unassailable. This echoes the theme found in <a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>, where human endeavors are in vain without the Lord's blessing. It also serves as a warning to all nations that defy God's will.They will be called the Land of Wickedness, Edom's designation as the "Land of Wickedness" reflects their historical enmity with Israel and their sinful actions. This title signifies a divine judgment that marks them as an example of rebellion against God. It aligns with other biblical instances where lands or peoples are labeled based on their moral and spiritual state, such as Sodom and Gomorrah.and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. The perpetual indignation of the LORD signifies a lasting judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of Edom's offenses. This eternal aspect of God's anger is rare and underscores the depth of Edom's transgressions. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent sin and rebellion, paralleling the eternal separation described in <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> for those who reject God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> A nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother. Historically, Edom had a contentious relationship with Israel. In this verse, Edom represents pride and defiance against God's judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His authority to judge and execute His will. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_wicked_land.htm">The Wicked Land</a> A designation for Edom, highlighting its moral and spiritual corruption. It signifies a place under God's judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/r/rebuilding_and_demolishing.htm">Rebuilding and Demolishing</a> The act of Edom attempting to rebuild symbolizes human pride and self-reliance, while God's demolition represents divine judgment and the futility of opposing His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their destinies. Human efforts to defy His will are ultimately futile. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a> Pride leads to downfall. Edom's arrogance in believing they could rebuild against God's judgment serves as a warning. <a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's justice is perfect and eternal. The designation of Edom as "the Wicked Land" shows that persistent sin leads to lasting consequences. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Believers are encouraged to trust in God's plan and timing, even when facing opposition or destruction. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a> The call to humility and repentance is implicit. Unlike Edom, believers should seek God's mercy and align with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_malachi_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Malachi 1</a> <a href="/q/which_prophets_are_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the prophets mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/is_envy_the_decay_of_one's_inner_self.htm">What is 'The Great and Dreadful Day'?</a> <a href="/q/does_evidence_show_edom_stayed_desolate.htm">Does archaeological evidence support the claim in Malachi 1:3–4 that Edom’s territory would remain desolate, or does history contradict this? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_malachi_4_1's_'day'_consume_the_wicked.htm">In Malachi 4:1, how can a literal 'day' consume the wicked like stubble without any known natural phenomenon matching this description?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/malachi/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) Whereas . . . saith.--Better, If Edom say.We are impoverished.--Better, we are broken to pieces. Edom's ineffectual attempts to restore itself will be looked on as proofs of God's wrath against the nation on account of its wickedness, and will acquire for it the titles "border of wickedness," "the people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever." "Border" means "confines," "territory;" Latin, fines.Keith, Evidence of Prophecy, pp. 309, 310, in reference to the literal fulfilment of this prophecy, writes as follows:--"In recording the invasion of Demetrius, about three hundred years before the Christian era, into the land of Edom, Diodorus describes the country as a desert, and the inhabitants as living without houses; nor does he mention any city in that region but Petra alone. Yet the names of some of the cities of Arabia Petraea, enumerated by Josephus, as existing at the time when the Romans invaded Palestine--the names of eighteen cities of Palestina Tertia, of which Petra was the capital, and the metropolitan see, in the times of the Lower Empire--and the towns laid down in D'Anville's map, together with the subsisting ruins of towns in Edom, specified by Burckhardt, and also by Laborde, give proof that Edom, after having been impoverished, did return, and build the desolate places, even as 'the ruined towns and places,' still visible and named, show that though the desolate places were built again according to the prophecy, they have, as likewise foretold, been thrown down, and are 'ruined places' lying in utter desolation."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/malachi/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - Whereas; rather, if, or although; Vulgate, quod si. If Edom were to attempt to repair its desolation, the Lord would not permit it - a striking contrast to the national restoration of Israel. We are impoverished; or, as the Revised Version, we are beaten; Septuagint, ἡ Ἰδουμαία κατέστραπται, "Idumea has been overthrown." Vulgate, destructl sumus. The desolate places; Vulgate, quae destructa sunt, places once in habited and now deserted. Compare the boast of the Ephraimites (<a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Isaiah 9:9, 10</a>). I win throw down. Edom never recovered its power; it became the prey of the Per starts, the Nabatheans, the Jews under the Maccabees, the Macedonians, the Romans; and finally the Mohammedan conquest effected its utter ruin. They (men) shall call them, The border of wickedness. Edom shall be called, "The territory of iniquity," its miserable condition attesting the wicked ness of the inhabitants thus punished by Divine justice. Hath indignation; Septuagint, παρατέτακται, "hath" been set in battle array;" St. Jerome, "My anger is proved by their enduring desolation; and in contrast to the evils experienced by your brother, ye shall experience the goodness of God towards you." <a href="/commentaries/malachi/1-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Though כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Edom אֱד֜וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> The name of a condiment may say, תֹאמַ֨ר (ṯō·mar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “We have been devastated, רֻשַּׁ֗שְׁנוּ (ruš·šaš·nū) Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7567.htm">Strong's 7567: </a> To beat down, shatter but we will rebuild וְנָשׁוּב֙ (wə·nā·šūḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again the ruins,” חֳרָב֔וֹת (ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> Waste, desolation, ruin this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “They הֵ֥מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They may build, יִבְנ֖וּ (yiḇ·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build but I וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will demolish. אֶהֱר֑וֹס (’e·hĕ·rō·ws) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy They will be called וְקָרְא֤וּ (wə·qā·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read the Land גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of Wickedness, רִשְׁעָ֔ה (riš·‘āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7564.htm">Strong's 7564: </a> Wickedness and a people וְהָעָ֛ם (wə·hā·‘ām) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock toward whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is indignant זָעַ֥ם (zā·‘am) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2194.htm">Strong's 2194: </a> To foam at the mouth, to be enraged forever. עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/malachi/1-4.htm">Malachi 1:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">OT Prophets: Malachi 1:4 Whereas Edom says We are beaten down (Malachi Mal Ml) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Malachi 1:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Malachi 1:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/malachi/1-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Malachi 1:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Malachi 1:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>