And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Efrayim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
For the Kenaanim and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordekhai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordekhai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Achashverosh, even the people of Mordekhai.
Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which YY hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.