Verse Comparison: Malachi 1:3
American Standard Version
but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and `gave' his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
Amplified® Bible
But [in comparison with the degree of love I have for Jacob] I have hated Esau [Edom] and have laid waste his mountains, and his heritage I have given to the jackals of the wilderness.
Contemporary English Version
instead of Esau. And I turned Esau's hill country into a barren desert where jackals roam.
Darby English Version
and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.
Good News Bible
and have hated Esau and his descendants. I have devastated Esau's hill country and abandoned the land to jackals."
King James Version
And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and {appointed} his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."
New International Version
but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his mountains into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals."
New King James Version
But Esau I have hated,
And laid waste his mountains and his heritage
For the jackals of the wilderness.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
but I have hated Esau, and I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his inheritance for the jackals of the wilderness."
Revised Standard Version
but I have hated Esau; I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert."
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.
