Esther 8:6
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
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For how.

Genesis 44:34
For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the misery that would overwhelm him."

Jeremiah 4:19
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of battle.

Jeremiah 9:1
Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.

Luke 19:41, 42
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it . . .

Romans 9:2, 3
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. . . .

Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

endure to see.

Esther 7:4
For my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have held my peace, because no such distress would justify burdening the king."

Nehemiah 2:3
and replied to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"

King James Bible
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?"

International Standard Version
Indeed, how can I bear to see this disaster happen to my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my kinsmen?"

NET Bible
For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?"
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