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Esther 9:25
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Esther 9:25
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25 but (A)when [a]Esther came before the king, he commanded by letter that [b]this wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should (B)return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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- Esther 9:25 Lit. she or it
- Esther 9:25 Lit. his
Esther 9:25
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Esther 9:25
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25 But when the plot came to the king’s attention,[a] he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head,(A) and that he and his sons should be impaled(B) on poles.(C)
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- Esther 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king
Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 (A)His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on [a]his own crown.
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- Psalm 7:16 The crown of his own head
Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
Matthew 21:44
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Matthew 21:44
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44 And (A)whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, (B)it will grind him to powder.”
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Matthew 21:44
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Matthew 21:44
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44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
Psalm 141:10
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Psalm 141:10
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10 (A)Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
While I escape safely.
Psalm 141:10
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Psalm 141:10
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Psalm 140:9
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Psalm 140:9
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9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
Psalm 140:9
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Psalm 140:9
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9 Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)
Psalm 109:17-18
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Psalm 109:17-18
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17 (A)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (B)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
Psalm 109:17-18
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Psalm 109:17-18
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Esther 9:13-14
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Esther 9:13-14
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13 Then Esther said, “If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do again tomorrow (A)according to today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons (B)be hanged on the gallows.”
14 So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.
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Esther 9:13-14
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Esther 9:13-14
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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(A) be impaled(B) on poles.”
14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they impaled(C) the ten sons of Haman.
Esther 7:5-8:14
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Esther 7:5-8:14
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5 So King Ahasuerus answered and said to Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would dare presume in his heart to do such a thing?”
6 And Esther said, “The adversary and (A)enemy is this wicked Haman!”
So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
7 Then the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stood before Queen Esther, pleading for his life, for he saw that evil was determined against him by the king. 8 When the king returned from the palace garden to the place of the banquet of wine, Haman had fallen across (B)the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he also assault the queen while I am in the house?”
As the word left the king’s mouth, they (C)covered Haman’s face. 9 Now (D)Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said to the king, “Look! (E)The [a]gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai, who spoke (F)good on the king’s behalf, is standing at the house of Haman.”
Then the king said, “Hang him on it!”
10 So (G)they (H)hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
Esther Saves the Jews
8 On that day King Ahasuerus gave Queen Esther the house of Haman, the (I)enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told (J)how he was related to her. 2 So the king took off (K)his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai; and Esther appointed Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews. 4 And (L)the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. So Esther arose and stood before the king, 5 and said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the (M)letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces. 6 For how can I endure to see (N)the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?”
7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “Indeed, (O)I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he tried to lay his hand on the Jews. 8 You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, [b]as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring (P)no one can revoke.”
9 (Q)So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the princes of the provinces (R)from India to Ethiopia, one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all, to every province (S)in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language. 10 (T)And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses [c]bred from swift steeds.
11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to (U)gather together and protect their lives—to (V)destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions, 12 (W)on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of [d]Adar. 13 (X)A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province and published for all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in [e]Shushan the [f]citadel.
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- Esther 7:9 Lit. tree or wood
- Esther 8:8 Lit. as is good in your eyes
- Esther 8:10 Lit. sons of the swift horses
- Esther 8:12 LXX adds the text of the letter here
- Esther 8:14 Or Susa
- Esther 8:14 palace
Esther 7:5-8:14
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Esther 7:5-8:14
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5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”
6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”
Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king got up in a rage,(A) left his wine and went out into the palace garden.(B) But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate,(C) stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.
8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch(D) where Esther was reclining.(E)
The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”(F)
As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.(G) 9 Then Harbona,(H) one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits[a](I) stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”
The king said, “Impale him on it!”(J) 10 So they impaled(K) Haman(L) on the pole(M) he had set up for Mordecai.(N) Then the king’s fury subsided.(O)
The King’s Edict in Behalf of the Jews
8 That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman,(P) the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. 2 The king took off his signet ring,(Q) which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.(R)
3 Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite,(S) which he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king extended the gold scepter(T) to Esther and she arose and stood before him.
5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor(U) and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces. 6 For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”(V)
7 King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have impaled(W) him on the pole he set up. 8 Now write another decree(X) in the king’s name in behalf of the Jews as seems best to you, and seal(Y) it with the king’s signet ring(Z)—for no document written in the king’s name and sealed with his ring can be revoked.”(AA)
9 At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush.[b](AB) These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.(AC) 10 Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes, sealed the dispatches with the king’s signet ring, and sent them by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king.
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,[c] and to plunder(AD) the property of their enemies. 12 The day appointed for the Jews to do this in all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.(AE) 13 A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so that the Jews would be ready on that day(AF) to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 The couriers, riding the royal horses, went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa.(AG)
Footnotes
- Esther 7:9 That is, about 75 feet or about 23 meters
- Esther 8:9 That is, the upper Nile region
- Esther 8:11 Or province, together with their women and children, who might attack them;
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