Discovery Box| (0.33) | Est 3:9 |
| If the king is so inclined, 1 let an edict be issued 2 to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver 3 to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.” |
| (0.33) | Est 4:8 |
| He also gave him a written copy of the law that had been disseminated 1 in Susa for their destruction so that he could show it to Esther and talk to her about it. He also gave instructions that she should go to the king to implore him and petition him on behalf of her people. |
| (0.33) | Est 5:8 |
| If I have found favor in the king’s sight and if the king is inclined 1 to grant my request and perform my petition, let the king and Haman come tomorrow to the banquet that I will prepare for them. At that time 2 I will do as the king wishes. 3 |
| (0.33) | Est 5:12 |
| Haman said, “Furthermore, Queen Esther invited 1 only me to accompany the king to the banquet that she prepared! And also tomorrow I am invited 2 along with the king. |
| (0.33) | Est 5:14 |
| Haman’s 1 wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows seventy-five feet 2 high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented.” 3 It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built. |
| (0.33) | Est 7:8 |
| When the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet of wine, Haman was throwing himself down 1 on the couch where Esther was lying. 2 The king exclaimed, “Will he also attempt to rape the queen while I am still in the building!” As these words left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. |
| (0.33) | Est 9:26 |
| For this reason these days are known as Purim, after the name of pur. |
| (0.33) | Job 1:8 |
| So the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered 1 my servant Job? There 2 is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away 3 from evil.” |
| (0.33) | Job 2:10 |
| But he replied, 1 “You’re talking like one of the godless 2 women would do! Should we receive 3 what is good from God, and not also 4 receive 5 what is evil?” 6 In all this Job did not sin by what he said. 7 |
| (0.33) | Psa 52:1 |
| For the music director; a well-written song 2 by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: “David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” 3 Why do you boast about your evil plans, 4 O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long! 5 |
| (0.33) | Ecc 5:1 |
| 1 Be careful what you do 2 when you go to the temple 3 of God; draw near to listen 4 rather than to offer a sacrifice 5 like fools, 6 for they do not realize that they are doing wrong. |
| (0.33) | Ecc 9:1 |
| So I reflected on all this, 1 attempting to clear 2 it all up. I concluded that 3 the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated 4 – no one knows what lies ahead. 5 |
| (0.33) | Ecc 9:3 |
| This is the unfortunate fact 1 about everything that happens on earth: 2 the same fate awaits 3 everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people 4 are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives – then they die. 5 |
| (0.33) | Ecc 12:5 |
| and they are afraid of heights and the dangers 1 in the street; the almond blossoms 2 grow white, 3 and the grasshopper 4 drags itself along, 5 and the caper berry 6 shrivels up 7 – because man goes to his eternal home, 8 and the mourners go about in the streets – |
| (0.33) | Isa 2:4 |
| He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, 1 and their spears into pruning hooks. 2 Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war. |
| (0.33) | Isa 7:4 |
| Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm! 1 Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated 2 by these two stubs of smoking logs, 3 or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah. |
| (0.33) | Isa 18:7 |
| At that time tribute will be brought to the Lord who commands armies, by a people that are tall and smooth-skinned, a people that are feared far and wide, a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide. 1 The tribute 2 will be brought to the place where the Lord who commands armies has chosen to reside, on Mount Zion. 3 |
| (0.33) | Isa 19:11 |
| The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; 1 Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?” 2 |
| (0.33) | Isa 19:17 |
| The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt. Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the Lord who commands armies is planning to do to them. 1 |
| (0.33) | Isa 24:18 |
| The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; 1 the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens 2 are opened up 3 and the foundations of the earth shake. |
