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Malachi

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And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And I hated enemy Verb H8130 שָׂנֵ֑אתִי sa·ne·ti;
Esau Esau Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֖ו e·sav
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and laid appoint Verb H7760 וָאָשִׂ֤ים va·'a·sim
his mountains hill Noun H2022 הָרָיו֙ ha·rav
waste laid Noun H8077 שְׁמָמָ֔ה she·ma·mah,
and his heritage heritage Noun H5159 נַחֲלָתֹ֖ו na·cha·la·tov
of the wilderness desert Noun H4057 מִדְבָּֽר׃ mid·bar.

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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

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King James Bible And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
Hebrew Greek English And but I have hated Esau, and laid I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his heritage waste inheritance for the dragons jackals of the wilderness."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And but I have hated Esau, and laid I have made his mountains a desolation and appointed his heritage waste inheritance for the dragons jackals of the wilderness."