2. “I have always loved you,” says the lord.But you retort, “Really? How have you loved us?”And the lord replies, “This is how I showed my love for you: I loved your ancestor Jacob,
3. but I rejected his brother, Esau, and devastated his hill country. I turned Esau’s inheritance into a desert for jackals.”
4. 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.’
5. When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, ‘Truly, the lord’s greatness reaches far beyond Israel’s borders!’”
6. The lord of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!“But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’