Malachi 1:1 (DBY)

Passage

The burden of the word of Jehovah to Israel by Malachi.

Nearby Context

Malachi 1:1 The burden of the word of Jehovah to Israel by Malachi.

Malachi 1:2 I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,

Malachi 1:3 and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "burden", "word", "jehovah", "israel", and "malachi". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "burden" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I have loved you saith Jehovah but...", so "burden" and "word" should be read forward into that movement. In Malachi context, the local focus is covenant faithfulness, priestly corruption, divine justice, and the coming day of the LORD.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "burden" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.