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Esther replied, “This wicked Haman is our adversary and our enemy.” Haman grew pale with fright 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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“Surely the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.
    The sparks of their fire will not glow.
The light in their tent will grow dark.
    The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.
The confident stride of the wicked will be shortened.
    Their own schemes will be their downfall.
The wicked walk into a net.
    They fall into a pit.
A trap grabs them by the heel.
    A snare holds them tight.
10 A noose lies hidden on the ground.
    A rope is stretched across their path.

11 “Terrors surround the wicked
    and trouble them at every step.
12 Hunger depletes their strength,
    and calamity waits for them to stumble.

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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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Then the man of lawlessness will be revealed, but the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor 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 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
    Get out of my life, you murderers!
20 They blaspheme you;
    your enemies misuse your name.
21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
    Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
    for your enemies are my enemies.

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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 God will judge those on the outside; but as the Scriptures say, “You must remove the evil person from among you.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:13 Deut 17:7.

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

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Footnotes

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

14 The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
    the wise will try to 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 Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
    and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.
18 Truly, you put them on a slippery path
    and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
19 In an instant they are destroyed,
    completely swept away by terrors.
20 When you arise, O Lord,
    you will laugh at their silly ideas
    as a person laughs at dreams in the morning.

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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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They don’t have troubles like other people;
    they’re not plagued with problems like everyone else.
They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
    and clothe themselves with cruelty.
These fat cats have everything
    their hearts could ever wish for!
They scoff and speak only evil;
    in their pride they seek to crush others.
They boast against the very heavens,
    and their words strut throughout the earth.

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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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Footnotes

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

When evil people come to devour me,
    when my enemies and foes attack me,
    they will stumble and fall.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander

21 The sound of terror rings in their ears,
    and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
22 They dare not go out into the darkness
    for fear they will be murdered.

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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 The king agreed, confirming his decision by removing his signet ring from his finger and giving it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the 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 When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of 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 that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm 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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