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For many in Juda were bound to him by oath, because he was son-in-law of Sechenias the son of Herae; and Jonan his son had taken the daughter of Mesulam the son of Barachia to wife.

and its produce is abundant for the kings whom thou didst appoint over us because of our sins; and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, as it pleases them, and we are in great affliction.

because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

and reported to him according to the laws how it was proper to do to queen Astin, because she had not done the things commanded of the king by the chamberlains.

And because the king�s ordinance was published, many damsels were gathered to the city Susa under the hand of Gai; and Esther was brought to Gai the keeper of the women.

And two chamberlains of the king, the chiefs of the body-guard, were grieved, because Mardochaeus was promoted; and they sought to kill king Artaxerxes.

And he gave him the copy of the writing that was published in Susa concerning their destruction, to shew to Esther; and told him to charge her to go in and intreat the king, and to beg him for the people, remembering, said he, the days of thy low estate, how thou wert nursed by my hand: because Aman who holds the next place to the king has spoken against us for death. Do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king concerning us, to deliver us from death.

And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Aman�s, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?

Therefore these days were called Phrurae, because of the lots; (for in their language they are called Phrurae;)because of the words of this letter, and because of all they suffered on this account, and all that happened to them.

because it shut not up the gates of my mother�s womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.

And from the morning to evening they no longer exist: they have perished, because they cannot help themselves.

But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.

Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.

If thy sons have sinned before him, he has cast them away because of their transgression.

And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; and peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.

I have turned the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

Because thou hast humbled thyself; and thou shalt say, Man has behaved proudly, but he shall save him that is of lowly eyes.

They are wet with the drops of the mountains: they have embraced the rock, because they had no shelter.

Then Elius the son of Barachiel, the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, of the country of Ausis, was angered: and he was very angry with Job, because he justified himself before the Lord.

And he was also very angry with his three friends, because they were not able to return answers to Job, yet set him down for an ungodly man.