Esther 9:25
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But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
In other translations
But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
Hebrew words
וּבְבֹאָהּuvevo'ahand when came itH935לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אָמַר'amarhe saidH559עִם־'im-withH5973הַסֵּפֶרhaseferthe letterH5612יָשׁוּבyashuvlet it returnH7725מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹmachashavtoplan hisH4284הָרָעָהhara'ah<the> evilH7451אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834חָשַׁבchashavhe had plannedH2803עַל־'al-onH5921הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064עַל־'al-onH5921רֹאשׁוֹroshoown head hisH7218וְתָלוּvetaluand people will hangH8518אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בָּנָיוbanavsons hisH1121עַל־'al-onH5921הָעֵץ׃ha'etzthe gallowsH6086
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Related verses
- Psalm 7:16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
- Esther 7:5-8:14Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?”
- Psalm 140:9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Esther 9:13-1413 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.13 Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.” 14 So the king commanded that this be done. An edict was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman.
- Psalm 141:10Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
- Psalm 109:17-1817 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.17 The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. 18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
- Matthew 21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
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