"Remember," he said, "the days of your lowliness, how you were nurtured as if in my hand, because Haman, who is second after the king, has spoken against us to death.
Psalm 7:15 - Catholic Public Domain Version Behold him who has given birth to injustice: he has conceived sorrow and has begotten iniquity. 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! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, he hath been in labour with injustice: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth iniquity. English Standard Version 2016 He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made. |
"Remember," he said, "the days of your lowliness, how you were nurtured as if in my hand, because Haman, who is second after the king, has spoken against us to death.
He has conceived sorrow, and he has brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepares deceit.
In fact, I have instead seen those who work iniquity and who sow resentments, reap them,
You encroach upon the orphan, and you strive to undermine your friend.
I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, "Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow."
who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever rolls a stone, it will roll back to him.
His own iniquities take hold of the impious, and he is bound by the cords of his own sins.
You will conceive heat. You will give birth to stubble. Your own spirit will devour you like fire.
There is no one who calls for justice, and there is no one who judges truly. For they trust in nothing, and they speak emptiness. They have conceived hardship, and they have given birth to iniquity.
Should evil be rendered for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul! Remember that I have stood in your sight, so as to speak on their behalf for good, and to avert your indignation from them.
Then king Darius wrote to all peoples, tribes, and languages dwelling in all the land. "May peace be increased with you.