Esther 6:13
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
12 And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
- KJV
- And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
- WEB
- Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish descent, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before him.”
- ASV
- And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
- DARBY
- And Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and to all his friends all that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife to him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but wilt certainly fall before him.
- BLB
- And Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and to all his loved ones all that had happened to him. And his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, “If Mordecai [is] from the seed of the Jews, whom you have begun to fall before his face, you will not prevail against him, but you will surely fall before his face.”
- ÅB
- Han fortalte sin hustru Seres og alle sine venner alt det som hadde hendt ham; da sa hans vismenn og hans hustru Seres til ham: Hvis Mordekai, som du har begynt å stå tilbake for, er av jødisk slekt, da formår du intet mot ham, men vil komme til å stå aldeles tilbake for ham.
- OTB
- Haman fortalte Zeresh, sin kone, og alle sine venner alt som hadde skjedd med ham. Hans vise menn og hans kone Zeresh sa til ham: “Hvis Mordekai, foran hvem du har begynt å falle, er av jødisk avstamning, vil du ikke seire mot ham, men vil sikkert gå til grunne.”
- B1930
- Han fortalte sin hustru Seres og alle sine venner alt det som hadde hendt ham; da sa hans vismenn og hans hustru Seres til ham: Hvis Mordekai, som du har begynt å stå tilbake for, er av jødisk ætt, da formår du intet mot ham, men vil komme til å stå aldeles tilbake for ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Read in contextHosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Read in contextGenesis 40:19
Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.
Read in contextDaniel 2:12
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Read in contextDaniel 5:26–28
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
Read in contextGenesis 41:8
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Read in contextEsther 5:10–14
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
Read in contextJob 16:2
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
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