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 7:6 in other translations
| BSB | Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen. |
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| WEB | Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. |
| ASV | And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. |
| YLT | And Esther saith, ‘The man--adversary and enemy-- is this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen. |
| DARBY | And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. |
| BBE | And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen. |
| Webster | And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. |
What does Esther 7:6 mean?
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 7:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Esther 7:6
- Job 18:5-12
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. …
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- 1 Corinthians 5:13
But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
- Psalms 139:19-22
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
- Psalms 27:2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- 1 Samuel 24:13
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
- Job 15:21-22
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
- Psalms 73:17-20
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
- Esther 3:10
And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
- Daniel 5:5-6
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. Then the king’s countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
- Nehemiah 6:16
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
- Psalms 73:5-9
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Sa 24:13; Ps 27:2; 139:19-22; Pr 24:24,25; Ec 5:8; 1Co 5:13
2Th 2:8
was afraid.
Ne 6:16; Job 15:21,22; 18:5-12; Ps 73:5-9,17-20; Pr 16:14
Isa 21:4; Da 5:5,6
before. or, at the presence of.
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Context
- 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 7:7
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Esther 7:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Esther dijo: El enemigo y adversario es este malvado Amán. Entonces se turbó Amán delante del rey y de la reina. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Esther dit: L’adversaire et l’ennemi, c’est ce méchant Haman. Et Haman fut terrifié devant le roi et la reine. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Esther sprach: Der Bedränger und Feind ist dieser böse Haman! Da erschrak Haman vor dem König und der Königin. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Esther: Hostis et inimicus noster pessimus iste est Aman. Quod ille audiens, illico obstupuit, vultum regis ac reginæ ferre non sustinens. |