And Esther said, (A)“A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the 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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“Indeed, (A)the light of the wicked is put out,
    and the flame of his fire does not shine.
The light is (B)dark in his tent,
    and his lamp above him is put out.
His strong steps are shortened,
    and his (C)own schemes throw him down.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
    and he walks on its mesh.
(D)A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare lays hold of him.
10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground,
    a trap for him in the path.
11 (E)Terrors frighten him on every side,
    and chase him at his heels.
12 His strength is famished,
    and calamity is (F)ready for his stumbling.

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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 (A)the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus (B)will kill with (C)the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by (D)the appearance 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!
    O (B)men of blood, (C)depart from me!
20 They (D)speak against you with malicious intent;
    your enemies (E)take your name in vain.[a]
21 (F)Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
    And do I not (G)loathe those who (H)rise up against you?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
    I count them my enemies.

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  1. Psalm 139:20 Hebrew lacks your name

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 judges[a] those outside. (A)“Purge the evil person from among you.”

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:13 Or will judge

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

24 Whoever (A)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
    (B)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
    and a good blessing will come upon them.

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24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(A)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
    and rich blessing will come on them.

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14 (A)A king's wrath is a messenger of death,
    and a wise man will (B)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 (A)the sanctuary of God;
    then I discerned their (B)end.

18 Truly you set them in (C)slippery places;
    you make them fall to ruin.
19 How they are destroyed (D)in a moment,
    swept away utterly by (E)terrors!
20 Like (F)a dream when one awakes,
    O Lord, when (G)you rouse yourself, you despise them as phantoms.

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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 are not in trouble as others are;
    they are not (A)stricken like the rest of mankind.
Therefore pride is (B)their necklace;
    violence covers them as (C)a garment.
Their (D)eyes swell out through fatness;
    their hearts overflow with follies.
They scoff and (E)speak with malice;
    loftily they threaten oppression.
They set their mouths against the heavens,
    and their tongue struts through 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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  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

When evildoers assail me
    to (A)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who 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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  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander

21 (A)Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
    in (B)prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
22 He does not believe that he will return out of darkness,
    and he is marked for the sword.

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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 (A)So the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman (B)the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, (C)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 And (A)when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, (B)for they perceived that this work had been accomplished 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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