And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.
Job 27:14 - Revised Standard Version If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough to eat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring will not have sufficient bread. American Standard Version (1901) If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Common English Bible If their children increase, they belong to the sword; their offspring won’t have enough bread. Catholic Public Domain Version If his sons should happen to increase, they will be for the sword, and his grandsons will not be satisfied with bread. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If his sons be multiplied, they shall be for the sword: and his grandsons shall not be filled with bread. |
And Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches, the number of his sons, all the promotions with which the king had honored him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and the servants of the king.
He does not believe that he will return out of darkness, and he is destined for the sword.
He has no offspring or descendant among his people, and no survivor where he used to live.
His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will give back his wealth.
The strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.
May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit!
May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!’
Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all the day; and it shall not be in the power of your hand to prevent it.
You shall beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.