The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purpl
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or da
For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophe
You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.