Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

And Esther spoke to Hathach and {she gave him a message for Mordecai}:

And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the {king's palace}, opposite the {king's palace}; the king [was] sitting on his royal throne in the {throne room} opposite the doorway of the palace.

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;

And Esther again spoke before the king, and she fell before his feet and wept, pleading for his grace to avert Haman the Agagite's evil [plan] and the plot that he devised against the Jews.

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces:

His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

Now when the three friends of Job heard of all this misfortune which had befallen him, - they came, every man from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, - for they had by appointment met together to come to shew sympathy with him, and to comfort him.

The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.

Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

Do they not shew thee -- speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

When it is lifted up, like a howling lion, thou dost hunt me, Then again thou dost shew thyself marvellous against me.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, One of the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;

Like a vine he will let his sour grapes fall, and like an olive tree he will shed his blossoms.

And, he that voucheth for me is on high. My friends are, they who scorn me, Unto GOD, hath mine eye shed tears: -

Shew thyself to be one with him - I pray thee - and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.

He did evil to the barren; she will not bear: andhewill not do good to the widow.

I shew you by the hand of God, That which is with the Mighty I hide not.

Verily, no man can tell how worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of the living.

"The deep sayeth, 'She is not in me.' The sea sayeth, 'She is not with me.'

She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money.

She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.

I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Besides that which I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

At the breath of God, the frost cometh, and the waters are shed abroad.

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,

For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in the dust,

And she forgetteth that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field tread it down.

She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

{To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.} I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

Rescue me from shed-blood, O God, the God of my salvation, My tongue should shout thy righteousness;

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

that she should not hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.

A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:

Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.

So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.

Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.

Zion heard and she will be glad, and the daughters of Judah shall rejoice for sake of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

Founding the earth upon her bases, she shall not be moved forever and even

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?

And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

Yahweh is GOD, and hath shed on us light, - Bind ye the festal sacrifice with cords, Up to the horns of the altar.

My eyes shed rivers of tears, when others do not obey your instruction. Tsade

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.

I pour out my plaint before him; I shew before him my trouble.

If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

she who forsakes the partner of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God,

For she hath appointed, unto death, her house, and unto the shades, her courses;