And from the sons of Joiada, son of Eliashib the great priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: and I shall cause him to flee from me.

In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.

And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace;

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

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

When the report was investigated and verified, both men were hanged on the gallows. This event was recorded in the Historical Record in the king’s presence.

And Mordecai knew all that was done, and Mordecai will rend his garments, and put on sackcloth and ashes, and he will go forth into the city, and he will cry out a great and bitter cry;

And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.

All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

and Haman recounteth to them the glory of his wealth, and the abundance of his sons, and all that with which the king made him great, and with which he lifted him up above the heads and servants of the king.

The king asked, "What great honor was bestowed on Mordecai because of this?" The king's attendants who served him responded, "Not a thing was done for him."

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them.

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

and all the work of his strength, and his might, and the explanation of the greatness of Mordecai with which the king made him great, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of Media and Persia?

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

With kings and the wise ones of the earth, who put up great houses for themselves;

As the princes that have great substance of gold, and their houses full of silver.

The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

Who are glad with great joy, and full of delight when they come to their last resting-place;

Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.

“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],
They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,
And there is no one to rescue them.

Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

A sea -monster am I, or a dragon, That thou settest over me a guard?

"What [is] a human being that you make him great and that {you fix your mind on him},

"How long will you speak these things, seeing that the words of your mouth are like a great wind?

And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

If one wanted to take Him to court,
he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.

“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?
And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?

If He passes by and throws someone in prison
or convenes a court, who can stop Him?

Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. Yes, many shall court your favor.

“He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.

“He makes nations great, and He destroys them;
He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive].

"Look, now! I've prepared my case for court. I know that I'm going to win.

"How great are my misdeeds and sins? Let me know my transgressions and offenses.

Also the gray headed and old man with us, great of days above thy fathers.

A cord is hidden for him in the ground, and his trap in the way.

If you make yourselves great against me, using my punishment as an argument against me,

He won't look at the rivers the torrents of honey and curd.

But he shall labour, and yet have nothing to eat. Great travail shall he make for riches, but he shall not enjoy them.

“Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed],
He does not retain anything he desires.

Nothing escaped his devouring greed, - For this cause, shall his prosperity not continue:

“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].

When he is brought to [the] grave, then someone stands guard over [the] tomb.

Does He correct you and take you to court
because of your piety?

Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace;
In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

“They crowd the needy off the road;
The poor of the land all hide themselves.

By his power he stills the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster to pieces.

For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?

Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

He makes a deep mine far away from those living in the light of day; when they go about on the earth, they have no knowledge of those who are under them, who are hanging far from men, twisting from side to side on a cord.

The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.

Out of drops bringeth he great floods together, and the thing that is hid bringeth he to light.

It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.

{A senseless crowd}, yes, {a disreputable brood}, they were cast out from the land.

Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

"A wretched crowd ambushes me to my right; they trip my feet; they build up their path of calamity for me.

{At night I am in great pain}; my pains do not take a rest.

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

For how great a portion shall I have of God from above? And what inheritance from the Almighty on high?

If I have waved at the fatherless my hand, When I see in him the gate of my court,

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Did I ever greatly regard the rising of the sun? Or, had I the going down of the moon in great reputation?

Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Behold, this thou wert not just: I will answer thee, for God will be great above man.

Why do you take Him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?

God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should approach Him in court.

He shatters the great without inquiry, and sets up others in their place.

Oh, how Job needs to be given a full court trial, as a rebuke to those who practice evil,

If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

"There is a great cry and complaint made by them that are oppressed with violence; yea, every man complaineth upon the cruel arm of tyrants.

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

"O consider how great and excellent his works be, whom all men love and praise:

Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

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

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

We can't reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Wilt thou bring forth the twelve signs in its time? and the great bear and his sons, wilt thou guide them?

Moreover, canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that they may pour down a great rain upon thee?

How their young ones grow up and wax great through good feeding?