So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
Psalm 7:15 - English Standard Version 2016 He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has 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 the wrath of the king abated.
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil, and their womb prepares deceit.”
As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
You would even cast lots over the fatherless, and bargain over your friend.
In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.
No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.