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Now when the turn of
Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of
Mordecai, who had taken her for
his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s
chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And
Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Now
Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom
Mordecai had adopted her as
his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the
harem, had
advised. And
Esther found favor in the eyes of
everyone who saw her.
So
Esther was taken unto king
Ahasuerus into
his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month
Tebeth, in the seventh year of
his reign.
She was taken to King
Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of
Tebeth, in the seventh year of
his reign.
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.
Then the king made a great feast unto all
his princes and
his servants, even
Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
Then the king held a great
banquet,
Esther’s
banquet, for all
his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax
holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s
bounty.
Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as
Mordecai had charged her: for
Esther did the commandment of
Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
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.
And the king took
his ring from
his hand, and gave it unto
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
So the king removed the
signet ring from
his finger and gave it to
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
When
Mordecai perceived all that was done,
Mordecai rent
his clothes, and put on
sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and
cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
When
Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he
tore his clothes, put on
sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city,
wailing loudly and bitterly.
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great
mourning among the Jews. They fasted,
wept, and
lamented, and many lay in
sackcloth and ashes.
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.
Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at
Shushan to destroy them, to
shew it unto
Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make
supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
Mordecai also gave Hathach a copy of the written decree issued in
Susa for the destruction of the Jews, to show and explain to
Esther,
urging her to approach the king,
implore his favor, and
plead before him for her people.
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that
whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of
his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden
sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold
scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
So
Mordecai went
his way, and did according to all that
Esther had commanded him.
Now it came to pass on the third day, that
Esther put on her royal
apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon
his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
On the third day,
Esther put on her royal
attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on
his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.
And it was so, when the king saw
Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in
his sight: and the king held out to
Esther the golden
sceptre that was in
his hand. So
Esther drew near, and touched the top of the
sceptre.
As soon as the king saw Queen
Esther standing in the court, she found favor in
his sight. The king extended the gold
scepter in
his hand toward
Esther, and she approached and touched the
tip of the
scepter.
Nevertheless
Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for
his friends, and Zeresh
his wife.
Nevertheless,
Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for
his friends and
his wife Zeresh,
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.
His wife Zeresh and all
his friends told him, “Have them build a
gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have
Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the
banquet with the king and enjoy
yourself.” The advice pleased
Haman, and he had the
gallows constructed.
So
Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now
Haman thought in
his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now
Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
Let the royal
apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon
his head:
have them bring a royal
robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has
ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.
And
Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But
Haman hasted to
his house
mourning, and having
his head covered.
Then
Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But
Haman rushed home, with
his head covered in grief.
And
Haman told Zeresh
his wife and all
his friends every thing that had
befallen him. Then said
his wise men and Zeresh
his wife unto him, If
Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Haman told
his wife Zeresh and all
his friends everything that had happened.
His advisers and
his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since
Mordecai, before whom your
downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
Then King
Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen
Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would
devise such a scheme?”
And the king arising from the
banquet of wine in
his wrath went into the palace garden: and
Haman stood up to make request for
his life to
Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
In
his fury, the king arose from drinking
his wine and went to the palace garden, while
Haman stayed behind to
beg Queen
Esther for
his life, for he realized that the king was
planning a terrible fate for him.
On that day did the king
Ahasuerus give the house of
Haman the Jews’ enemy unto
Esther the queen. And
Mordecai came before the king; for
Esther had told what he was unto her.
And
Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at
his feet, and
besought him with tears to put away the mischief of
Haman the Agagite, and
his device that he had devised against the Jews.
And once again,
Esther addressed the king. She fell at
his feet
weeping and
begged him to
revoke the evil scheme of
Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in
his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in
his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in
his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in
his sight, may an order be written to
revoke the letters that the scheming
Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
And in every province, and in every city,
whithersoever the king’s commandment and
his decree came, the Jews had joy and
gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and
gladness among the Jews, with feasting and
celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
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.
For
Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and
his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man
Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
For
Mordecai exercised great power in the palace, and
his fame spread throughout the provinces as he became more and more powerful.
But when
Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that
his wicked
device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon
his own head, and that he and
his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which
Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon
his own head, and that he and
his sons should be
hanged on the
gallows.
And all the acts of
his power and of
his might, and the declaration of the greatness of
Mordecai,
whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
And all of
Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
For
Mordecai the
Jew was next unto king
Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of
his brethren, seeking the wealth of
his people, and speaking peace to all
his seed.
For
Mordecai the
Jew was second only to King
Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by
his many
kinsmen, seeking the good of
his people and speaking peace to all
his countrymen.
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she
asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female
donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would
invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
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.
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
Then Job arose, and rent
his mantle, and
shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Then Job stood up,
tore his robe, and
shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
And the LORD said unto
Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast
his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Then the LORD said to
Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is
blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains
his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
And
Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin,
yea, all that a man hath will he give for
his life.
“Skin for skin!”
Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for
his life.
But put forth thine hand now, and touch
his bone and
his flesh, and he will
curse thee to thy face.
But stretch out Your hand and strike
his flesh and bones, and he will surely
curse You to Your face.”
And the LORD said unto
Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save
his life.
“Very well,” said the LORD to
Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must
spare his life.”
So went
Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and
smote Job with
sore boils from the sole of
his foot unto
his crown.
So
Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and
infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of
his feet to the crown of
his head.
Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your
integrity?
Curse God and die!”
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the
foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with
his lips.
“You speak as a
foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not
adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
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.
And when they lifted up their eyes
afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and
wept; and they rent every one
his mantle, and
sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
When they lifted up their eyes from
afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to
weep aloud, and each man
tore his robe and threw dust in the air over
his head.
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
After this opened Job
his mouth, and
cursed his day.
After this, Job opened
his mouth and
cursed the day of
his birth.
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
Shall
mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than
his maker?
‘Can a
mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than
his Maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,
I have seen a
fool taking root, but suddenly
his house was
cursed.
His children are far from safety, and they are
crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.
His sons are far from safety,
crushed in court without a defender.
Whose harvest the
hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the
robber swalloweth up their substance.
For he maketh
sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and
his hands make whole.
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but
His hands also
heal.
Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a
shock of corn cometh in in
his season.
You will come to the grave in full
vigor, like a
sheaf of grain gathered in season.
Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
that God would be willing to
crush me, to
unleash His hand and cut me off!
To him that is
afflicted pity should be shewed from
his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the
Almighty.
A
despairing man should have the kindness of
his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the
Almighty.
Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not
his days also like the days of an
hireling?
“Is not man
consigned to labor on earth? Are not
his days like those of a
hired hand?
As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an
hireling looketh for the reward of
his work:
Like a slave he longs for shade; like a
hireling he waits for
his wages.
He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.
Whilst it is yet in
his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other
herb.
While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a
spider’s web.
He shall
lean upon
his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not
endure.
He leans on
his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not
endure.
He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden.
He is a well-watered plant in the
sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.
His roots
wrap around the rock
heap; he looks for a home among the stones.
If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’
Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
If God will not withdraw
his anger, the proud helpers do
stoop under him.
God does not restrain
His anger; the helpers of
Rahab cower beneath Him.
Neither is there any
daysman betwixt us, that might lay
his hand upon us both.
Nor is there a
mediator between us, to lay
his hand upon us both.
Let him take
his rod away from me, and let not
his fear
terrify me:
Let Him remove
His rod from me, so that
His terror will no longer
frighten me.
But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
I am as one
mocked of
his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is
laughed to
scorn.
He that is ready to slip with
his feet is as a lamp
despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are
slipping.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste
his meat?
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Will ye accept
his person? will ye
contend for God?
Would
His majesty not
terrify you? Would the
dread of Him not fall upon you?
Though he
slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Though He
slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to
His face.
Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy
his day as a
hired hand.
But man dieth, and wasteth away:
yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?
And surely the mountain falling cometh to
nought, and the rock is removed out of
his place.
But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is
dislodged from its place,
Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.
You
forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change
his countenance and send him away.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
But
his flesh upon him shall have pain, and
his soul within him shall
mourn.
He feels only the pain of his own body and mourns only for himself.”
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill
his belly with the east wind?
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill
his belly with the hot east wind?
Behold, he putteth no trust in
his saints;
yea, the heavens are not clean in
his sight.
If God puts no trust in His holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in His eyes,
The wicked man travaileth with pain all
his days, and the number of years is hidden to the
oppressor.
A wicked man writhes in pain all
his days; only a few years are reserved for the
ruthless.
A
dreadful sound is in
his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.