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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Footnotes

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

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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Footnotes

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

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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Footnotes

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

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