Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.
Amos 6:9 - Easy To Read Version At that time, ten people in one house might survive, but they too will die. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And it shall come to pass that if there remain ten men in one house, they shall die [by the pestilence that comes with war]. American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. Common English Bible If ten people remain in one house, then they will die. Catholic Public Domain Version For if there were ten men remaining in one house, even they will die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die. |
Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.
These men were the ten sons of Haman. Haman son of Hammedatha was the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed all those men, but they didn’t take any of the things that belonged to them.
Then a strong wind suddenly blew in from the desert and blew the house down. The house fell on your sons and daughters, and they are dead. I am the only person that escaped. So I came to tell you the news!”
Everything in his house will be\par carried away in the flood of\par God’s anger.\par
Destroy my enemy completely.\par Let the next generation remove his name\par from everything.\par
Prepare to kill his children.\par Kill them because their father is guilty.\par His children will never again\par take control of the land.\par They will never again\par fill the world with their cities.\par
‘Death has come.\par Death climbed in through our windows.\par Death came into our palaces. {\cf2\super [78]} \par Death has come to our children\par that play in the streets.\par Death has come to the young men\par that meet in the public places.’\par
There is one man that I will save to serve {as priest} at my altar. {He will live to be very old.} He will live until his eyes wear out and his strength is gone. All of your descendants will die by the sword.