3 But Esau I have hated,
And ^alaid waste his mountains and his heritage
For the jackals of the wilderness.” ‡

4 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 ^athrow down;
They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness,
And the people against whom the Lord will have indignation forever. ‡

6 “A son ^ahonors his father,
And a servant his master.
^bIf then I am the Father,
Where is My honor?
And if I am a Master,
Where is My reverence?
Says the Lord of hosts
To you priests who despise My name.
^cYet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’ ‡

7 “You offer ^adefiled food on My altar,
But say,
‘In what way have we defiled You?’
By saying,
^b‘The table of the Lord is¹ contemptible.’ ‡