Esther 7:6
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New International Version
Esther said, "An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.


English Standard Version
And Esther said, “A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.


New American Standard Bible
Esther said, "A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!" Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen.


King James Bible
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther answered, "The adversary and enemy is this evil Haman." Haman stood terrified before the king and queen.


International Standard Version
Esther replied, "An adversary and an enemy—it's this wicked Haman!" So Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.


American Standard Version
And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.


Douay-Rheims Bible
And Esther said: It is this Aman that is our adversary and most wicked enemy. Aman hearing this was forthwith astonished, not being able to bear the countenance of the king and of the queen.


Darby Bible Translation
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.


Young's Literal Translation
And Esther saith, 'The man -- adversary and enemy -- is this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.


Commentaries
7:1-6 If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pray for the salvation of our relatives, friends, and all around us! When we petition great men, we must be cautious not to give them offence; even just complaints must often be kept back. But when we approach the King of kings with reverence, we cannot ask or expect too much. Though nothing but wrath be our due, God is able and willing to do exceeding abundantly, even beyond all we can ask or think.

4. we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed—that is, by the cruel and perfidious scheme of that man, who offered an immense sum of money to purchase our extermination. Esther dwelt on his contemplated atrocity, in a variety of expressions, which both evinced the depth of her own emotions, and were intended to awaken similar feelings in the king's breast.

But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue—Though a great calamity to the Jews, the enslavement of that people might have enriched the national treasury; and, at all events, the policy, if found from experience to be bad, could be altered. But the destruction of such a body of people would be an irreparable evil, and all the talents Haman might pour into the treasury could not compensate for the loss of their services.

Esther 7:5
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