Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.

They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.

They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.

And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.

Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.

I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

Surely deception comes from the hills, and commotion from the mountains. Surely the salvation of Israel is in the LORD our God.

We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!

Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

As for the mysteries of God, they kn ew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor discerned a reward for blameless souls.

For a manifest reproof of that commandment, whereby the infants were slain, thou gavest unto them abundance of water by a means which they hoped not for:

For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again, it had been superfluous and vain to pray for the dead.