And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, 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 Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs who had been placed at her service, and instructed him to find out the cause and reason for Mordecai's behavior.

And the copy of the writing of the edict which was given in Shushan to destroy them, he gave to him to cause Esther to see, and to announce to her, and to charge upon her to go in to the king to implore mercy, and to seek from before him for her people.

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

And Haman will contain himself, and will go in to his house; and he will send and cause his friends to come, and Zeresh his wife.

and let the apparel and horse be delivered into the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, and let them array the man whom the king delights to honour, and cause him to ride on the horse through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!

And Haman will take the clothing and the horse, and he will clothe Mordecai, and cause him to ride in the broad place of the city, and he will call before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighted in his honor.

Yet again, spake Esther before the king, and fell down at his feet, - and wept and made supplication unto him, to cause the mischief of Haman the Agagite to pass away, even the plot which he had plotted against the Jews.

By these the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their lives, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the forces of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take their possessions for a spoil,

For this cause, the country Jews, who dwelt in the country towns, were making the fourteenth day of the month Adar one of rejoicing and banqueting, and a day of happiness, - and of sending portions every one to his neighbour.

because, Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews, to cause them to perish, - and had cast Pur, the same, is the Lot, to terrify them, and to destroy them;

For this cause, called they these days Purim, after the name Pur, for this cause, - for all the words of this epistle, - and what they had seen concerning such a matter, and what had reached unto them.

And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil? and still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.

Let darkness and death-shade buy it back, May there settle down upon it a cloud, Let a day's dark eclipse cause it terror:

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

For he will cause pain, and he will bind up: he will smite and his hands will heal.

This is the cause, that my words are so sorrowful.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand how I have erred.

Yea, you cause anger to fall on the fatherless, and you dig a pit for your friend.

Please return. Let there be no injustice. Yes, return again. My cause is righteous.

Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?

Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me -- and I am not!

If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

Behold, this the rejoicing of his way, and from the dust shall they cause another to grow.

Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

For he breaks me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause.

If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

and will say unto God: O do not condemn me; but show me the cause, wherefore thou contendest so with me.

Remember, I pray thee, that, as clay, thou didst make me, and, unto dust, thou wilt cause me to return.

And that if there was cause for pride, you would go after me like a lion; and again put out your wonders against me:

Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

Taking away the heart of the heads of the people of the earth, and he will cause them to wander in a waste, not a way.

They will feel darkness and not light, and he will cause them to wander as one intoxicated.

Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters?

Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

A driven leaf, wilt thou cause to tremble? Or, dry stubble, wilt thou pursue?

For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

The waters wear away the stones; the outpouring of it washes the dust of the earth; and You cause the hope of man to perish.

Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.

So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause , And hath compassed me with his net.

Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust;

“If you say, ‘How shall we [continue to] persecute him?’
And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find [since we claim the root of these afflictions is found in him]?’

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:

He takes the poison of snakes into his mouth, the tongue of the snake is the cause of his death.

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

"For though the wicked have never so much to fill his belly, yet God shall send his wrath upon him, and cause his indignation to rain over him:

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

For this cause, round about thee, are snares, and a dread startleth thee suddenly;

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

For this cause, from his presence, am I driven in fear, I diligently consider and am kept back from him in dread:

They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaves from the hungry;

And if not now, who will cause me to lie, and set my words for nought?

God forbid, that I should grant your cause to be right! As for me, until mine end come will I never go from my innocence.

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

A father I am to the needy, And the cause I have not known I search out.

I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

Thou dost lift me up, On the wind Thou dost cause me to ride, And Thou meltest -- Thou levellest me.

If I despise the cause of my man-servant, And of my handmaid, In their contending with me,

If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail;

O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel.

But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint;

So then Elihu, son of Barachel, the Buzite, responded and said: - Young, am I, whereas, ye, are aged, For this cause, I faltered, and feared - to shew my knowledge unto you:

Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

“Now Job has not directed his words against me [therefore I have no reason to be offended],
Nor will I answer him with arguments like yours. [I speak for truth, not for revenge.]

The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty will cause me to live.

If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

I must needs be a liar, though my cause be right, and violently am I plagued whereas I made no fault.'

For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

For then shall not thy cause be stilled with cruelty, nor pacified with many gifts.

and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea.

Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness -- He doth cause it to come.

Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.

To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?

Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting is terrible.

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes are as the eyelids of the dawn.

The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.