Esther 3:15

¹³ And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

¹⁴ A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.

The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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BSB: The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
KJV: The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
WEB: The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.
ASV: The posts went forth in haste by the king`s commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
DARBY: The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.
BLB: The runners went forth, hurrying by the word of the king, and the law was given in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, and the city of Susa was in confusion.

ÅB: På kongens bud dro ilbudene i hast avsted så snart befalingen var utferdiget på borgen Susan. Så satte kongen og Haman seg til å drikke, men byen Susan var forferdet.
OTB: Kurerene dro ut, skyndet av kongens befaling, og dekretet ble utstedt i borgen i Susa. Kongen og Haman satte seg ned for å drikke, men byen Susa var forvirret.
B1930: På kongens bud drog ilbudene i hast avsted så snart befalingen var utferdiget på borgen Susan. Så satte kongen og Haman sig til å drikke, men byen Susan var forferdet.

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Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
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John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
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Proverbs 4:16
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
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Proverbs 1:16
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
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Hosea 7:5
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
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Esther 4:16
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
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Revelation 11:10
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
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Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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