24 For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews,(A) had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. He cast the pur—that is, the lot—to crush and destroy them.(B)

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See how your enemies make an uproar;
those who hate you have acted arrogantly.[a](A)
They devise clever schemes against your people;
they conspire against your treasured ones.(B)
They say, “Come, let’s wipe them out as a nation
so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 83:2 Lit have lifted their head

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