Malachi 1:4 TSK: 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.'

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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 toward whom the LORD is indignant forever.

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Isaiah 9:9, 10
All the people will know it--Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: . . .

James 4:13-16
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit." . . .

They shall build.

Job 9:4
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

Job 12:14
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.

Job 34:29
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Psalm 127:1
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel can prevail against the LORD.

Isaiah 10:4, 15, 16
Nothing will remain but to crouch among the captives or fall among the slain. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. . . .

Lamentations 3:37
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?

Matthew 12:30
He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

The border.

Jeremiah 31:17
So there is hope for your future, declares the LORD, and your children will return to their own land.

Ezekiel 11:10
You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you to the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

The people.

Malachi 1:3
but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals."

Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: "Destroy it, " they said, "tear it down to its foundations!"

Isaiah 11:14
They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the people of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

Isaiah 34:5, 10
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, on the people I have set apart for destruction. . . .

Isaiah 63:1-6
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 who speak in righteousness, mighty to save." . . .

Lamentations 4:21, 22
So rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. . . .

Ezekiel 25:14
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.'

Ezekiel 35:9
I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Chapter Outline

1. Malachi complains of Israel's unkindness;
2. of their irreverence and profaneness.

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Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
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."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though Edom says: "We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins," the LORD of Hosts says this: "They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called a wicked country and the people the LORD has cursed forever.

International Standard Version
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.'

NET Bible
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.

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