25 But (A)when it came [a]to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter (B)that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews (C)was to return on his own head, and that he and his sons were to be hanged on the wooden gallows.

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  1. Esther 9:25 Lit before the king, he

25 But when the plot came to the king’s attention,[a] he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head,(A) and that he and his sons should be impaled(B) on poles.(C)

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  1. Esther 9:25 Or when Esther came before the king

“As for the head of those who surround me,
May the (A)harm of their lips cover them.

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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)

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