So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.\par
Psalm 7:15 - American Standard Version 2015 He hath made a pit, and digged it,\par\tab And is fallen into the ditch which he made. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He made a pit and hollowed it out and has fallen into the hole which he made [before the trap was completed]. American Standard Version (1901) He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. Common English Bible They make a pit, dig it all out, and then fall right into the hole that they’ve made! Catholic Public Domain Version Behold him who has given birth to injustice: he has conceived sorrow and has begotten iniquity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, he hath been in labour with injustice: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity. |
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.\par
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity,\par\tab And their heart prepareth deceit.\par
According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,\par\tab And sow trouble, reap the same.
Yea, ye would cast {\i lots} upon the fatherless,\par\tab And make merchandise of your friend.
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued;\par\tab Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
The proud have digged pits for me,\par\tab Who are not according to thy law.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets,\par\tab Whilst that I withal escape.
They have prepared a net for my steps;\par\tab My soul is bowed down:\par\tab They have digged a pit before me;\par\tab They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {\i Selah
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,\par\tab Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein;\par\tab And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked,\par\tab And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.