And king Ahasuerus said to queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he stretched forth his hand against the Jews.

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

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

the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout the provinces of king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt. And no man could withstand them; for the fear of them had fallen upon all the peoples.

And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors and officers of the king, helped the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

And Esther said, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

and when Esther 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 they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.

the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year;

And king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land and the isles of the sea.

And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

and they of Sheba fell upon them and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

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

And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

That day let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let clouds dwell upon it; let darkeners of the day terrify it.

That night let gloom seize upon it; let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

For I feared a fear, and it hath come upon me, and that which I dreaded hath come to me.

But now it is come upon thee, and thou grievest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

Now therefore if ye will, look upon me; and it shall be to your face if I lie.

Hath not man a life of labour upon earth? and are not his days like the days of a hireling?

The eye of him that hath seen me shall behold me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?

For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, for our days upon earth are a shadow.

He shall lean upon his house, and it shall not stand; he shall lay hold on it, but it shall not endure.

Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;

They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.

There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.

Doth it please thee to oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

And it increaseth: thou huntest me as a fierce lion; and ever again thou shewest thy marvellous power upon me.

But oh that +God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

I am to be one that is a derision to his friend, I who call upon +God, and whom he will answer: a derision is the just upright man.

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?

Yet dost thou open thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

The sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer cometh upon him.

For he hath covered his face with his fatness, and gathered fat upon his flanks.

He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

They gape upon me with their mouth; they smite my cheeks reproachfully; they range themselves together against me.

His arrows encompass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.

He breaketh me with breach upon breach; he runneth upon me like a mighty man.

I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and rolled my horn in the dust.

They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; brimstone shall be showered upon his habitation:

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends; for the hand of +God hath touched me.

And as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth;

Knowest thou not this, that of old, since man was placed upon earth,

In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits; every hand of the wretched shall come upon him.

It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh.

If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

All darkness is laid up for his treasures: a fire not blown shall devour him; it shall feed upon what is left in his tent.

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay the hand upon the mouth.

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of +God upon them.

How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and cometh their calamity upon them? Doth he distribute sorrows to them in his anger?

And thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.

God setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.

Is there any number of his troops? and upon whom doth not his light arise?

He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;

He covereth the face of his throne, he spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?

Doth he delight himself in the Almighty? will he at all times call upon +God?

And God shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.

Man putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock, he overturneth the mountains by the root.

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

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech dropped upon them;

And now my soul is poured out in me; days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Would I not take it upon my shoulder? I would bind it on to me as a crown;

I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

Which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.

And they are turned every way by his guidance, that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the circuit of the earth,

Who set the measures thereof if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?

By what way is the light parted, and the east wind scattered upon the earth?

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.

The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.

Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, do no more!

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.

His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring.

And I have anointed my king upon Zion, the hill of my holiness.

Arise, Jehovah; save me, my God! For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheekbone, thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.

Salvation is of Jehovah; thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.

Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

{To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David.} Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.

For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

{To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments, upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger, and chasten me not in thy hot displeasure.

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

{To the chief Musician. Upon the Gittith. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy majesty above the heavens.