Then Pharaoh gave his special ring to Joseph. The royal seal was on this ring. Pharaoh also gave Joseph a fine linen robe and put a gold chain around his neck.
Psalm 73:6 - Easy To Read Version So they are very proud and hateful people.\par This is as easy to see as the jewels\par and fancy clothes they wear.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; Violence covereth them as a garment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore pride is about their necks like a chain; violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe]. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment. Common English Bible That’s why they wear arrogance like a necklace, why violence covers them like clothes. Catholic Public Domain Version they have cut down the entrances themselves. With axe and hatchet, they have brought it down. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version they have cut down at once the gates thereof, with axe and hatchet they have brought it down. |
Then Pharaoh gave his special ring to Joseph. The royal seal was on this ring. Pharaoh also gave Joseph a fine linen robe and put a gold chain around his neck.
After these things happened, King Xerxes honored Haman. Haman was the son of a man named Hammedatha, the Agagite. The king promoted Haman and gave him a place of honor more important than any of the other leaders.
Let curses be his clothes.\par Let curses be the water he drinks.\par Let curses be the oil on his body.\par
The things your parents teach you are like a nice hat or a beautiful necklace that makes a person look even better.
Some people are easily angered and quickly do bad things. Don’t be like that.
Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. Their punishment is slow to come. And that makes other people want to do bad things too.
“Moab has never known trouble.\par Moab is like wine left to settle.\par Moab has never been poured\par from one jar to another.\par He has not been taken into captivity.\par So he tastes like he did before.\par And his smell has not changed.”\par
“We have heard about Moab’s pride.\par He was very proud.\par He thought he was important.\par He was always bragging.\par He was very, very proud.”\par
Then I gave you some jewelry. I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck.
Some false prophets are telling lies to the Lord’s people. The Lord says this about those prophets:
“But Jeshurun [212] became fat and kicked {like a bull}. (Yes, you people were fed well! You became full and fat!) Then he left the God who made him! He ran away from the Rock who saved him.
Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.
When those earrings were gathered up, they weighed about 43 pounds. [71] This did not include the other gifts the people of Israel gave to Gideon. They also gave him jewelry shaped like the moon and jewelry shaped like teardrops. And they gave him purple robes. These were things that the kings of the people of Midian had worn. They also gave him the chains from the camels of the Midianite kings.