Malachi 1:4
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Malachi 1:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn Edom spricht: Wir sind zerschmettert, werden aber die Trümmer wieder aufbauen, so spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Sie werden bauen, ich aber werde niederreißen; und man wird sie nennen "Gebiet der Gesetzlosigkeit" und "das Volk, welchem Jehova ewiglich zürnt".
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Cuando Edom dijere: Nos hemos empobrecido, mas tornemos á edificar lo arruinado; así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Ellos edificarán, y yo destruiré: y les llamarán Provincia de impiedad, y, Pueblo contra quien Jehová se airó para siempre.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ainda que Edom diga: Fomos devastados, mas voltaremos a edificar as ruínas; assim diz o SENHOR dos exércitos: Eles edificarão, e eu destruirei; e serão chamados de “território da perversidade” e “povo contra quem o SENHOR está irado para sempre”.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E Edom diz: 'Estamos abatidos, mas edificaremos as ruínas'". Yahweh dos Exércitos diz: "Eles poderão edificar, mas Eu destruirei. Os homens os chamarão 'o país da maldade' e 'as pessoas as quais Yahweh tem amaldiçoado para sempre'.
📖 Malachi 1:4 in Context
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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