Malachi 1:3
Malachi · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.”Malachi 1:3
What Does Malachi 1:3 Mean?
Malachi 1:3 is found in the book of Malachi, chapter 1, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Malachi 1:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 36:8“Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.”Obadiah 1:1“The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.”Obadiah 1:10“For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.”Isaiah 34:10“It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.”Isaiah 34:13“And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.”Jeremiah 49:20“Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.”Ezekiel 25:13“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.”Joel 3:19“Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.”Genesis 29:31“And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”Psalms 68:6“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.”Jeremiah 49:10“But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.”Jeremiah 49:16“Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 49:33“And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.”Ezekiel 35:3“And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.”Ezekiel 35:4“I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.”Ezekiel 35:9“I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”Genesis 29:30“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Job 30:29“I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.”Job 31:40“Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.”Isaiah 13:21“But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.”
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