But he [a]considered it beneath his dignity to [b]kill Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; so Haman (A)sought to annihilate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were found throughout the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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  1. Esther 3:6 Lit despised in his eyes
  2. Esther 3:6 Lit send a hand against

Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(A) to destroy(B) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(C) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

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They (A)said in their heart, “Let’s [a]completely [b]subdue them.”
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

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  1. Psalm 74:8 Lit altogether
  2. Psalm 74:8 Or oppress

They said in their hearts, “We will crush(A) them completely!”
    They burned(B) every place where God was worshiped in the land.

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There is no longer praise for Moab;
In (A)Heshbon they have devised disaster against her:
‘Come and let’s cut her off from being a nation!’
You too, [a]Madmen, will be silenced;
The sword will follow you.

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  1. Jeremiah 48:2 Heb Madmen; i.e., a city of Moab

Moab will be praised(A) no more;
    in Heshbon[a](B) people will plot her downfall:
    ‘Come, let us put an end to that nation.’(C)
You, the people of Madmen,[b] will also be silenced;
    the sword will pursue you.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
  2. Jeremiah 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for be silenced.