Esther 8:8
New American Standard Bible
The King’s Decree Avenges the Jews
8 Now you write to the Jews [a]as you see fit, in the king’s name, and (A)seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring (B)may not be revoked.”
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- Esther 8:8 Lit according to the good in your eyes
Esther 8:8
New International Version
8 Now write another decree(A) in the king’s name in behalf of the Jews as seems best to you, and seal(B) it with the king’s signet ring(C)—for no document written in the king’s name and sealed with his ring can be revoked.”(D)
Esther 8:8
King James Version
8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.
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Psalm 94:20-21
New American Standard Bible
20 Can a [a](A)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One (B)which devises [b]mischief by decree?
21 They (C)band themselves together against the [c]life of the righteous
And (D)condemn [d]the innocent to death.
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- Psalm 94:20 Or tribunal
- Psalm 94:20 Or trouble, misfortune
- Psalm 94:21 Or soul
- Psalm 94:21 Lit innocent blood
Psalm 94:20-21
King James Version
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
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Daniel 6:8
New American Standard Bible
8 Now, O king, (A)establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the (B)law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]may not be revoked.”
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- Daniel 6:8 Lit does not pass away
Daniel 6:8
New International Version
8 Now, Your Majesty, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A)
Daniel 6:8
King James Version
8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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Daniel 6:12
New American Standard Bible
12 Then they approached and (A)spoke before the king about the king’s injunction: “Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions’ den?” The king replied, “The statement is true, according to the (B)law of the Medes and Persians, which [a]may not be revoked.”
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- Daniel 6:12 Lit does not go away
Daniel 6:12
New International Version
12 So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: “Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human being except to you, Your Majesty, would be thrown into the lions’ den?”
The king answered, “The decree stands—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”(A)
Daniel 6:12
King James Version
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
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