Esther 7:5
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Esther 7:5 in other translations
| BSB | Then King Xerxes spoke up and asked Queen Esther, “Who is this, and where is the one who would devise such a scheme?” |
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| WEB | Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?” |
| ASV | Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? |
| YLT | And the king Ahasuerus saith, yea, he saith to Esther the queen, ‘Who is he--this one? and where is this one? --he whose heart hath filled him to do so?' |
| DARBY | And king Ahasuerus spoke and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he that has filled his heart to do so? |
| BBE | Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, Who is he and where is he who has had this evil thought in his heart? |
| Webster | Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said to Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? |
What does Esther 7:5 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 7:1-6
If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pray for the salvation of our relatives, friends, and all around us! When we petition great men, we must be cautious not to give them offence; even just complaints must often be kept back. But when we approach the King of kings…
Esther 7:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Esther 7:5
- Job 9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
- Genesis 27:33
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
- Acts 5:3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
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Context
- Esther 7:4
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
- Esther 7:5
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
- Esther 7:6
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Esther 7:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y respondió el rey Assuero, y dijo á la reina Esther: ¿Quién es, y dónde está, aquél á quien ha henchido su corazón para obrar así? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le roi Assuérus parla et dit à la reine Esther: Qui est-il, et où est-il, celui que son cœur a rempli de la pensée de faire ainsi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach der König Ahasveros und sagte zu der Königin Esther: Wer ist der, und wo ist der, welchen sein Herz erfüllt hat, also zu tun? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondensque rex Assuerus, ait: Quis est iste, et cujus potentiæ, ut hæc audeat facere? |