13 When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against (A)him but will surely fall before him.”

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13 and told Zeresh(A) his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.

His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall(B) has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!”(C)

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18 Whoever walks blamelessly will be [a]saved,
But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 delivered

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(B) into the pit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one

Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For (A)the ways of the Lord are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.

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Who is wise?(A) Let them realize these things.
    Who is discerning? Let them understand.(B)
The ways of the Lord are right;(C)
    the righteous walk(D) in them,
    but the rebellious stumble in them.

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Now it came to pass in the morning (A)that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all (B)the magicians of Egypt and all its (C)wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

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In the morning his mind was troubled,(A) so he sent for all the magicians(B) and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.(C)

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19 (A)Within three days Pharaoh will lift [a]off your head from you and (B)hang you on a tree; and the birds will eat your flesh from you.”

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  1. Genesis 40:19 Lit. up

19 Within three days(A) Pharaoh will lift off your head(B) and impale your body on a pole.(C) And the birds will eat away your flesh.”(D)

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26 This is the interpretation of each word. MENE: God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it; 27 TEKEL: (A)You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting; 28 PERES: Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the (B)Medes and (C)Persians.”[a]

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  1. Daniel 5:28 Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[a]: God has numbered the days(A) of your reign and brought it to an end.(B)

27 Tekel[b]: You have been weighed on the scales(C) and found wanting.(D)

28 Peres[c]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(E) and Persians.”(F)

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  1. Daniel 5:26 Mene can mean numbered or mina (a unit of money).
  2. Daniel 5:27 Tekel can mean weighed or shekel.
  3. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.

12 For this reason the king was angry and very furious, and gave the command to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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12 This made the king so angry and furious(A) that he ordered the execution(B) of all the wise men of Babylon.

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“I have heard many such things;
(A)Miserable[a] comforters are you all!

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  1. Job 16:2 Troublesome

“I have heard many things like these;
    you are miserable comforters,(A) all of you!(B)

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10 Nevertheless Haman (A)restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh. 11 Then Haman told them of his great riches, (B)the multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had (C)advanced him above the officials and servants of the king.

12 Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king. 13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a (D)gallows[a] be made, [b]fifty cubits high, and in the morning (E)suggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.”

And the thing pleased Haman; so he had (F)the gallows made.

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  1. Esther 5:14 Lit. tree or wood
  2. Esther 5:14 About 75 feet

10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.

Calling together his friends and Zeresh,(A) his wife, 11 Haman boasted(B) to them about his vast wealth, his many sons,(C) and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. 12 “And that’s not all,” Haman added. “I’m the only person(D) Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. 13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.(E)

14 His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[a](F) and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled(G) on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

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  1. Esther 5:14 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters

19 Moreover the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. And tomorrow you and your sons will be with (A)me. The Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.”

20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, and was dreadfully afraid because of the words of Samuel. And there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day or all night.

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19 The Lord will deliver both Israel and you into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons(A) will be with me. The Lord will also give the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.”

20 Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel’s words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and all that night.

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24 Trouble and anguish make him afraid;
They overpower him, like a king ready for [a]battle.

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  1. Job 15:24 attack

24 Distress and anguish(A) fill him with terror;(B)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king(C) poised to attack,

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“Behold, I will make Jerusalem (A)a cup of [a]drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. (B)And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem (C)a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.

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  1. Zechariah 12:2 Lit. reeling

“I am going to make Jerusalem a cup(A) that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.(B) Judah(C) will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations(D) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(E) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(F) themselves.

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