Behold,the LORDis about to hurlyou headlong,O man.And He is about to graspyou firmly
Now when the kingreturnedfrom the palacegardeninto the placewherethey were drinkingwine,Hamanwas fallingon the couchwhereEstherwas. Then the kingsaid,"Will he evenassaultthe queenwith me in the house?"As the wordwentout of the king'smouth,they coveredHaman'sface.
"The earthis giveninto the handof the wicked;He coversthe facesof its judges.If[it is] not [He], thenwhois it?
Whatright do you have here,And whomdo you have here,That you have hewna tombfor yourself here,You who hewa tombon the height,You who carvea restingplacefor yourself in the rock?
[And] rollyou tightlylike a ball,[To be] [cast] into a vastcountry;Thereyou will dieAnd thereyour splendidchariotswill be, You shameof your master'shouse.'
For thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am slingingout the inhabitantsof the landAt thistime,And will causethem distress,That they may be found."
"Their nobleshave senttheir servantsfor water;They have cometo the cisternsand foundnowater.They have returnedwith their vesselsempty;They have beenputto shameand humiliated,And they covertheir heads.
