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, opposite the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the entran

And Esther said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste that it may be done as Esther has said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself, and tomorrow also I am invited by her together with the king.

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

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

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor? Now Haman said in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honor more than to myself?

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hastened to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

While they were yet talking with him, the king's chamberlains came, and hastened to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

On that day king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman the Jews' enemy to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews

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.

Therefore 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 to them,

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

And LORD said to Satan, From where do thou come? Then Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

that there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God fell from heaven, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have taken them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house.

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 only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan came also among them to present himself before LORD.

And LORD said to Satan, From where did thou come? And Satan answered LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that came upon him, they came each one from his own place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they made an appointment together to come t

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell upon it. Let blackness come upon it.

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.

Lo, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it.

fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.

For affliction does not come forth from the dust, nor does trouble spring out of the ground,

Thou shall come to thy grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.

They were put to shame because they had hoped. They came there, and were confounded.

As the cloud is consumed and vanishes away, so he who goes down to Sheol shall come up no more.

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.

Be quiet. Let me alone that I may speak, and let come on me what will.

This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before him.

If a man dies, shall he live [again]? All the days of my warfare I would wait till my release should come.

His sons come to honor, and he does not know it, and they are brought low, but he does not perceive it of them.

A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

For when a few years are come, I shall go the way where I shall not return.

But as for you all, come on now again, and I shall not find a wise man among you.

Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened.

His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.

In the fullness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits. The hand of everyone who is in misery shall come upon him.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.

O that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat!

But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

To whom have thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

As through a wide breach they come. In the midst of the ruin they roll themselves [upon me].

When I looked for good, then evil came. And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

My heart is troubled, and does not rest. Days of affliction have come upon me.

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.

He causes it to come, whether it be for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness.

and said, This far thou shall come, but no further, and here thy proud waves shall be stayed?

Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who has engendered it?

Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?

One is so near to another that no air can come between them.

Then there came to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that LORD ha

But as for me, in the abundance of thy loving kindness I will come into thy house. In thy fear I will worship toward thy holy temple.

O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.

His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violence shall come down upon his own scalp.

The enemy have come to an end. They are desolate forever, and the cities which thou have overthrown. The very memory of them is perished,

O that the salvation of Israel came out of Zion! When LORD brings back the captivity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.

Let my justice come forth from thy presence. Let thine eyes look upon equity.

The cords of Sheol were round about me. The snares of death came upon me.

In my distress I called upon LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.

He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.

They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but LORD was my stay.

The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.

They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he has done it.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates. Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [even] my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

Become 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 to thee.

Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.

Let destruction come upon him unawares, and let his net that he has hid catch himself. Let him fall in it with destruction.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.

Then I said, Lo, I have come. In the volume of a book it is written of me.

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

Come, behold the works of LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.

O that the salvation of Israel came out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, [and] Israel shall be glad.

Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.

O thou who hear prayer, to thee all flesh shall come.

Come, and see the works of God, awesome in actions toward the sons of men.

I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings. I will pay thee my vows,

Come, and hear, all ye who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

Rulers shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hands to God.

Save me, O God, for the waters have come in to my soul.

I sink in deep mire where there is no standing. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Add iniquity to their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.

I will come with the mighty acts of lord LORD. I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Yea, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, until I have declared thy strength to a generation, thy might to everyone who is to come.

He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

We will not hide them from their sons, telling to the generation to come the praises of LORD, and his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.