So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.
Psalm 7:15 - New Revised Standard Version They make a pit, digging it out, and fall into the hole that they have 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 anger of the king abated.
They conceive mischief and bring forth evil and their heart prepares deceit.”
As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.
You would even cast lots over the orphan, and bargain over your friend.
In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my path, but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
giving them respite 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 the one who starts it rolling.
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare them, and they are caught in the toils of their sin.
You conceive chaff, you bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that will consume you.
No one brings suit justly, no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, conceiving mischief and begetting iniquity.
Is evil a recompense for good? 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 peoples and nations of every language throughout the whole world: “May you have abundant prosperity!