This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Esther (Greek) 1_1:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 18958 And the nations are those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews: See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible8 The entire righteous nation was thrown into a state of panic, dreading the evil that was coming against them. They expected to die. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)8 All of God's righteous people were troubled, in great fear of what was about to happen to them. They prepared for death, See the chapterContemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition8 [9] God's people were afraid of the disaster that was about to strike them, and they were sure they were going to be killed. See the chapter |