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Esther 8:11
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Esther 8:11
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11 By these letters the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to assemble and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, their children, and their women, and to plunder their goods(A)
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Esther 8:11
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Esther 8:11
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11 The king’s edict granted the Jews in every city the right to assemble and protect themselves; to destroy, kill and annihilate the armed men of any nationality or province who might attack them and their women and children,[a] and to plunder(A) the property of their enemies.
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- Esther 8:11 Or province, together with their women and children, who might attack them;
Psalm 37:14-15
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Psalm 37:14-15
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14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to kill those who walk uprightly;(A)
15 their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.(B)
Esther 3:13
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Esther 3:13
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13 Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces, giving orders to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, children and women, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.(A)
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Esther 3:13
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Esther 3:13
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13 Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews(A)—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar,(B) and to plunder(C) their goods.
Ezekiel 39:10
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Ezekiel 39:10
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10 They will not need to take wood out of the field or cut down any trees in the forests, for they will make their fires of the weapons; they will despoil those who despoiled them and plunder those who plundered them, says the Lord God.(A)
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Ezekiel 39:10
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Ezekiel 39:10
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10 They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder(A) those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord.(B)
Psalm 146:6-9
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Psalm 146:6-9
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6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(A)
7 who executes justice for the oppressed;
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;(B)
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.(C)
9 The Lord watches over the strangers;
he upholds the orphan and the widow,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(D)
Psalm 146:6-9
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Psalm 146:6-9
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6 He is the Maker of heaven(A) and earth,
the sea, and everything in them—
he remains faithful(B) forever.
7 He upholds(C) the cause of the oppressed(D)
and gives food to the hungry.(E)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(F)
8 the Lord gives sight(G) to the blind,(H)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(I)
the Lord loves the righteous.(J)
9 The Lord watches over the foreigner(K)
and sustains the fatherless(L) and the widow,(M)
but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Psalm 137:8
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Psalm 137:8
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8 O daughter Babylon, you devastator![a]
Happy shall they be who pay you back
what you have done to us!(A)
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- 137.8 Or you who are devastated
Psalm 137:8
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Psalm 137:8
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8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(A)
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
Esther 9:2-16
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Esther 9:2-16
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2 the Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to kill[a] those who had sought their ruin, and no one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.(A) 3 All the officials of the provinces, the satraps and the governors, and the royal officials were supporting the Jews because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.(B) 4 For Mordecai was powerful in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, because the man Mordecai was growing more and more powerful.(C) 5 So the Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, slaughtering and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. 6 In the citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred people. 7 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha, 10 the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not touch the plunder.(D)
11 That very day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king. 12 The king said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred people and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It shall be granted you. And what further is your request? It shall be fulfilled.”(E) 13 Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day’s edict, and let the ten sons of Haman be hung on the pole.”(F) 14 So the king commanded this to be done; a decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hung. 15 The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed three hundred persons in Susa, but they did not touch the plunder.(G)
16 Now the other Jews who were in the king’s provinces also gathered to defend their lives and gained relief from their enemies and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder.(H)
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- 9.2 Heb lay hands on
Esther 9:2-16
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Esther 9:2-16
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2 The Jews assembled in their cities(A) in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them,(B) because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them. 3 And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews,(C) because fear of Mordecai had seized them.(D) 4 Mordecai(E) was prominent(F) in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.(G)
5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them,(H) and they did what they pleased to those who hated them. 6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. 7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha, 10 the ten sons(I) of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews.(J) But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(K)
11 The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day. 12 The king said to Queen Esther, “The Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men and the ten sons of Haman in the citadel of Susa. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? It will also be granted.”(L)
13 “If it pleases the king,” Esther answered, “give the Jews in Susa permission to carry out this day’s edict tomorrow also, and let Haman’s ten sons(M) be impaled(N) on poles.”
14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled(O) the ten sons of Haman. 15 The Jews in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they put to death in Susa three hundred men, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.(P)
16 Meanwhile, the remainder of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also assembled to protect themselves and get relief(Q) from their enemies.(R) They killed seventy-five thousand of them(S) but did not lay their hands on the plunder.(T)
Psalm 68:3
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Psalm 68:3
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3 But let the righteous be joyful;
let them exult before God;
let them be jubilant with joy.(A)
Psalm 68:3
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Psalm 68:3
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3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(A) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
Isaiah 10:6
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Isaiah 10:6
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6 Against a godless nation I send him,
and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take spoil and seize plunder,
and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.(A)
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