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Esther Pleads for Her People

Esther 7:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
KJV
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.The adversary: Heb. The man adversarybefore: or, at the presence of
WEB
Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. Esther said, “The enemy is Haman, this wicked man!” Then Haman was terrified in the presence of the king and the queen.
ASV
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
LSV
And Esther says, “The man—adversary and enemy—[is] this wicked Haman”; and Haman has been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.
YLT
And Esther saith, 'The man — adversary and enemy — [is] this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.
DBY
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
DRC
And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen.
GNV
And Ester said, The aduersarie and enemie is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afrayde before the King and the Queene.
JPS
And Esther said: 'An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman.' Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
LXXE
And Esther said, The adversary is Aman, this wicked man. Then Aman was troubled before the king and the queen.

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WLC
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃
LXX-Br
Εἶπε δὲ Ἐσθὴρ, ἄνθρωπος ἐχθρὸς Ἀμὰν, ὁ πονηρὸς οὗτος. Ἀμὰν δὲ ἐταράχθη ἀπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῆς βασιλίσσης.

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  • Job 18:5–12Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow. The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out. His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him…
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
  • Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
  • Psalms 139:19–22O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men— who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain. Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against…
  • 1 Corinthians 5:13God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
  • Daniel 5:5–6At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing, his face grew pale and his thoughts so…
  • Nehemiah 6:16When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
  • Job 15:21–22Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him. He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
  • Psalms 73:5–9They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them. From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their…
  • Esther 3:10So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
  • Psalms 73:17–20until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end. Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! Like one waking from a…
  • 1 Samuel 24:13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
  • Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
  • Proverbs 24:24–25Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.
  • Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
  • Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

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