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Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
This very day the noble women of Persia and Media who have heard about the queen’s conduct will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in much contempt and wrath.
And
Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how
Esther did, and what should become of her.
And every day
Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the
harem to learn
about Esther’s
welfare and what was happening to her.
And the king loved
Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
And the king loved
Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
After these things did king
Ahasuerus promote
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat
above all the princes that were with him.
After these events, King
Xerxes honored
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,
elevating him to a position
above all the princes who were with him.
When
Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her
about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for
Mordecai to wear instead of his
sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
And
Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him
above the princes and servants of the king.
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
And the decree of
Esther confirmed these matters of
Purim; and it was written in the book.
So
Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations
about Purim, which were written into the record.
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone
about, that Job sent and
sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have
sinned, and
cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to
purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have
sinned and
cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Hast not thou made an
hedge about him, and
about his house, and
about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Have You not placed a
hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and
Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to
mourn with him and to comfort him.
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite,
Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard
about all this
adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and
sympathize with Job and comfort him.
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from
above, neither let the light
shine upon it.
If only that day had turned to darkness! May God
above disregard it; may no light
shine upon it.
His roots
wrap around the rock
heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round
about; yet thou
dost destroy me.
Your hands shaped me and altogether formed me. Would You now turn and destroy me?
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope;
yea, thou shalt
dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
how much less man, who is
vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
His archers compass me round
about, he cleaveth my
reins asunder, and
doth not
spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
His archers
surround me. He pierces my
kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
If indeed you would
exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me,
His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and
encamp round
about my tabernacle.
His troops advance together; they construct a
ramp against me and
encamp around my tent.
When he is
about to fill his
belly, God shall cast the
fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
When he has filled his stomach, God will
vent His
fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
They send forth their little ones like a flock; their children
skip about,
For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months has run out?
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the
sheaf from the
hungry;
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is
above rubies.
Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond
rubies.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
When his
candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
when His lamp
shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,
When the
Almighty was yet with me, when my children were
about me;
when the
Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me
about as the
collar of my coat.
With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the
collar of my
tunic.
Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to
ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
You
snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You
toss me
about in the storm.
I went
mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I
cried in the congregation.
I go
about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
For what portion of God is there from
above? and what inheritance of the
Almighty from on high?
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
Behold, my
belly is as wine which hath no
vent; it is ready to
burst like new bottles.
Behold, my
belly is like unvented wine; it is
about to
burst like a new wineskin.
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without
transgression.
Would I lie
about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without
transgression.’
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
Look to the heavens and see;
gaze at the clouds high
above you.
And it is turned round
about by his counsels: that they may do
whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
Who provideth for the
raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they
wander for lack of meat.
Who provides food for the
raven when its young cry out to God as they
wander about for lack of food?
The
shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the
brook compass him
about.
I will not
conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Who can open his jaws, ringed by his
fearsome teeth?
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is
kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is
kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken
about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for
yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for
yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately
about Me, as My servant Job has.”
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
Thou hast put
gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
O LORD, our Lord, how
majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory
above the heavens.
His ways are always
grievous; thy judgments are far
above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
The
fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done
abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
The
fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are
vile. There is no one who does good.
From the wicked that
oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me
about.
The sorrows of
hell compassed me
about: the snares of death prevented me.
He made darkness his secret place; his
pavilion round
about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the
skies.
He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a
canopy around Him.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
He delivereth me from mine enemies:
yea, thou liftest me up
above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
who delivers me from my enemies. You
exalt me
above my foes; You
rescue me from violent men.
I will wash mine hands in
innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:
I wash my hands in
innocence that I may go
about Your altar, O LORD,
And now shall mine head be lifted up
above mine enemies round
about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing,
yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me
about with songs of
deliverance.
Selah.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
I
behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down
heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
I
paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one
mourning for his mother.
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go
mourning all the day long.
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go
about mourning.
Surely every man walketh in a vain
shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Surely every man goes
about like a
phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will
haul them away.
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written
about me in the
scroll:
For innumerable evils have compassed me
about: mine
iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and a
derision to them that are round
about us.
You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a
mockery and
derision to those around us.
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows.
You have loved righteousness and
hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has
anointed you
above your companions with the oil of joy.
Walk
about Zion, and go round
about her: tell the towers thereof.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers
surround me?
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall
consume in the grave from their dwelling.
Like sheep they are destined for
Sheol. Death will be their
shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in
Sheol, far from their lofty
abode.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall
devour before him, and it shall be very
tempestuous round
about him.
Our God approaches and will not be silent!
Consuming fire precedes Him, and a
tempest rages around Him.
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
He
summons the heavens
above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
The
fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done
abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
The
fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are
vile. There is no one who does good.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Day and night they
encircle the walls, while
malice and trouble lie within.
Be thou
exalted, O God,
above the heavens; let thy glory be
above all the earth.
Be
exalted, O God,
above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
Be thou
exalted, O God,
above the heavens: let thy glory be
above all the earth.
Be
exalted, O God,
above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
In his days shall the righteous
flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
May the righteous
flourish in his days and prosperity
abound, until the moon is no more.
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Therefore pride is their
necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round
about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Make and
fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the
neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.
And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
Their blood have they shed like water round
about Jerusalem; and there was none to
bury them.
They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to
bury the dead.
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a
scorn and
derision to them that are round
about us.
We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a
scorn and
derision to those around us.
But You, O Lord, are a
compassionate and
gracious God, slow to anger,
abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an
abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
You have removed my friends from me; You have made me
repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
All day long they
engulf me like water; they
enclose me on every side.
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and
awesome above all who
surround Him.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters,
yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Above the
roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is
majestic.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Clouds and darkness are round
about him: righteousness and judgment are the
habitation of his throne.
Clouds and darkness
surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about.
Fire goes before Him and consumes His foes on every side.
For thou, LORD, art high
above all the earth: thou art
exalted far
above all gods.
For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are
exalted far
above all gods.
The LORD reigneth; let the people
tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
The LORD is great in
Zion; and he is high
above all the people.
Great is the LORD in
Zion; He is
exalted above all the peoples.