Nehemiah 4:2-4
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2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish—stones that are burned?”
3 Now (A)Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it, he will break down their stone wall.”
4 (B)Hear, O our God, for we are despised; (C)turn their reproach on their own heads, and give them as plunder to a land of captivity!
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Nehemiah 4:2-4
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2 and in the presence of his associates(A) and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble(B)—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah(C) the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”(D)
4 Hear us, our God, for we are despised.(E) Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
Esther 3:6-8
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6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman (A)sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.
7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, (B)they cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman [a]to determine the day and the [b]month, [c]until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.
8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; (C)their laws are different from all other people’s, and they do not keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain.
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- Esther 3:7 Lit. from day to day and month to month
- Esther 3:7 LXX adds to destroy the people of Mordecai in one day; Vg. adds the nation of the Jews should be destroyed
- Esther 3:7 So with MT, Vg.; LXX and the lot fell on the fourteenth of the month
Esther 3:6-8
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6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(A) to destroy(B) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(C) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(D) (that is, the lot(E)) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on[a] the twelfth month, the month of Adar.(F)
8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(G) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(H) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(I)
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- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
Psalm 44:13
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13 (A)You make us a reproach to our neighbors,
A scorn and a derision to those all around us.
Psalm 44:13
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Psalm 44:14
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Psalm 44:14
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Psalm 83:4
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4 They have said, “Come, and (A)let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
Psalm 83:4
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Ezekiel 36:2
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2 Thus says the Lord God: “Because (A)the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! (B)The [a]ancient heights (C)have become our possession,’ ” ’
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- Ezekiel 36:2 Or everlasting
Ezekiel 36:2
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2 This is what the Sovereign Lord says:(A) The enemy said of you, “Aha!(B) The ancient heights(C) have become our possession.(D)”’
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