And Esther said, “The adversary and (A)enemy is this wicked Haman!”

So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

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Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”

Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

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“The(A) light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
The light is dark in his tent,
(B)And his lamp beside him is put out.
The steps of his strength are shortened,
And (C)his own counsel casts him down.
For (D)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
The net takes him by the heel,
And (E)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 (F)Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
12 His strength is starved,
And (G)destruction is ready at his side.

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“The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;(A)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.(B)
The light in his tent(C) becomes dark;(D)
    the lamp beside him goes out.(E)
The vigor(F) of his step is weakened;(G)
    his own schemes(H) throw him down.(I)
His feet thrust him into a net;(J)
    he wanders into its mesh.
A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare(K) holds him fast.(L)
10 A noose(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap(N) lies in his path.(O)
11 Terrors(P) startle him on every side(Q)
    and dog(R) his every step.
12 Calamity(S) is hungry(T) for him;
    disaster(U) is ready for him when he falls.(V)

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And then the lawless one will be revealed, (A)whom the Lord will consume (B)with the breath of His mouth and destroy (C)with the brightness of His coming.

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And then the lawless one will be revealed,(A) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(B) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(C)

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19 Oh, that You would (A)slay the wicked, O God!
(B)Depart from me, therefore, you [a]bloodthirsty men.
20 For they (C)speak against You wickedly;
[b]Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 (D)Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with [c]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
  2. Psalm 139:20 LXX, Vg. They take Your cities in vain
  3. Psalm 139:22 complete

19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(A)
    Away from me,(B) you who are bloodthirsty!(C)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries(D) misuse your name.(E)
21 Do I not hate those(F) who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor(G) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.(H)

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13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore (A)“put away from yourselves the evil person.”

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13 God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”[a](A)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:13 Deut. 13:5; 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7

14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will (A)appease it.

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14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,(A)
    but the wise will appease it.(B)

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17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then I understood their (A)end.

18 Surely (B)You set them in slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.
19 Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 As a dream when one awakes,
So, Lord, when You awake,
You shall despise their image.

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17 till I entered the sanctuary(A) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.(B)

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(C)
    you cast them down to ruin.(D)
19 How suddenly(E) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(F) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(G) when one awakes;(H)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.(I)

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(A)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (B)like a garment.
(C)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
(D)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (E)speak [b]loftily.
They set their mouth (F)against the heavens,
And their tongue walks through the earth.

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
  2. Psalm 73:8 Proudly

They are free(A) from common human burdens;
    they are not plagued by human ills.
Therefore pride(B) is their necklace;(C)
    they clothe themselves with violence.(D)
From their callous hearts(E) comes iniquity[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
They scoff, and speak with malice;(F)
    with arrogance(G) they threaten oppression.(H)
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

When the wicked came against me
To (A)eat[a] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.

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  1. Psalm 27:2 devour

When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.(A)

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  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander

21 [a]Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
(A)In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will (B)return from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.

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  1. Job 15:21 Terrifying

21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(A)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(B)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(C)
    he is marked for the sword.(D)

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10 So the king (A)took (B)his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the (C)enemy of the Jews.

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10 So the king took his signet ring(A) from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.

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16 And it happened, (A)when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for (B)they perceived that this work was done by our God.

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Opposition to the Completed Wall

16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.

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13 As the proverb of the ancients says, (A)‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

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13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(A)’ so my hand will not touch you.

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