In those days saw I in Judah some men treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith ; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

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.

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month , which is the month Adar.

And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

So Hathach went forth to Mordecai unto the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

let royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:

Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor 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 that are in all the king's provinces:

Write ye also to the Jews, as it pleaseth 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.

Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely , upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

Now in the twelfth month, which 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, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,)

as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

For the thing which I fear cometh upon me, And that which I am afraid of cometh unto me.

Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake.

Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?

Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth itself:

For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:

What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?

I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:

(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;

And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;

And thou hast laid fast hold on me, which is a witness against me : And my leanness riseth up against me, It testifieth to my face.

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.

The eye which saw him shall see him no more; Neither shall his place any more behold him.

That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown by man'shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.

Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

For he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; That which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty:

He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And that I had the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

Behold, my breast is as wine which hath no vent; Like new wine-skins it is ready to burst.

My words'shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.

For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,

Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

Canst thou with him spread out the sky, Which is strong as a molten mirror?

And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, Against the day of battle and war?

Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

The enemy are come to an end, they are desolate for ever; And the cities which thou hast overthrown, The very remembrance of them is perished.

Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;

The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.

For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.

Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.

Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Else they will not come near unto thee.

Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward; They cannot be set in order unto thee; If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered.

My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away, Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever.

Thy God hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.

My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast gotten of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.

Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,

He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men;

But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed Be known among the nations in our sight.

And the stock which thy right hand planted, And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good; And our land shall yield its increase.

Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, Which thou swarest unto David in thy faithfulness?

Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: In the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?