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the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Bishop's Bible
Esther 8:6
For how can I suffer and see the euill that shall come vnto my people? or how can I beare and loke vpon the destruction of my kindred?
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Christian Standard Bible®
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?”
Hebrew Names Version
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?
King James Version
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
English Standard Version
For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
New Century Version
I could not stand to see that terrible thing happen to my people. I could not stand to see my family killed."
I could not stand to see that terrible thing happen to my people. I could not stand to see my family killed."
New English Translation
For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?"
For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?"
Amplified Bible
"For how can I endure to see the tragedy that will happen to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
"For how can I endure to see the tragedy that will happen to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
New American Standard Bible
"For how can I endure to see the disaster which will happen to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
"For how can I endure to see the disaster which will happen to my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
World English Bible
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?
Geneva Bible (1587)
For how can I suffer and see the euil, that shall come vnto my people? Or howe can I suffer and see the destruction of my kinred?
For how can I suffer and see the euil, that shall come vnto my people? Or howe can I suffer and see the destruction of my kinred?
Legacy Standard Bible
For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the perishing of my kinsmen?"
For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the perishing of my kinsmen?"
Berean Standard Bible
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
For how could I bear to see the disaster that would befall my people? How could I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
Contemporary English Version
and I can't bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed."
and I can't bear to see my people and my own relatives destroyed."
Complete Jewish Bible
For how can I bear to see the disaster that will overcome my people? How can I endure seeing the extermination of my kinsmen?"
For how can I bear to see the disaster that will overcome my people? How can I endure seeing the extermination of my kinsmen?"
Darby Translation
For how shall I endure to see the evil that shall befall my people? and how shall I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how shall I endure to see the evil that shall befall my people? and how shall I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Easy-to-Read Version
I am begging the king because I could not bear to see these terrible things happen to my people. I could not bear to see my family killed."
I am begging the king because I could not bear to see these terrible things happen to my people. I could not bear to see my family killed."
George Lamsa Translation
For how can I endure to see the calamity that shall come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how can I endure to see the calamity that shall come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Good News Translation
How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people, and my own relatives are killed?"
How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people, and my own relatives are killed?"
Lexham English Bible
For how can I bear to look on the disaster that will find my people, and how can I bear to look on the destruction of my family?"
For how can I bear to look on the disaster that will find my people, and how can I bear to look on the destruction of my family?"
Literal Translation
For how shall I be able to look on the evil that shall find my people? Or how shall I be able to look on the slaughter of my kindred?
For how shall I be able to look on the evil that shall find my people? Or how shall I be able to look on the slaughter of my kindred?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For how can I se the euell that shal happe vnto my people? and how can I loke vpon the destruction of my kynred?
For how can I se the euell that shal happe vnto my people? and how can I loke vpon the destruction of my kynred?
American Standard Version
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Bible in Basic English
For how is it possible for me to see the evil which is to overtake my nation? how may I see the destruction of my people?
For how is it possible for me to see the evil which is to overtake my nation? how may I see the destruction of my people?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?'
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?'
King James Version (1611)
For how can I endure to see the euill that shall come vnto my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kinred?
For how can I endure to see the euill that shall come vnto my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kinred?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?
For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?
English Revised Version
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for hou schal Y mowe suffre the deth, and the sleyng of my puple?
for hou schal Y mowe suffre the deth, and the sleyng of my puple?
Update Bible Version
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Webster's Bible Translation
For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
New King James Version
For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?"
For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?"
New Living Translation
For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?"
For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?"
New Life Bible
For how can I stand to see all the trouble that will come to my people? How can I keep on if I see them destroyed?"
For how can I stand to see all the trouble that will come to my people? How can I keep on if I see them destroyed?"
New Revised Standard
For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming on my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For how can I endure to see the ruin that shall overtake my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how can I endure to see the ruin that shall overtake my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
Douay-Rheims Bible
For how can I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
For how can I endure the murdering and slaughter of my people?
Revised Standard Version
For how can I endure to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
For how can I endure to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
Young's Literal Translation
for how do I endure when I have looked on the evil that doth find my people? and how do I endure when I have looked on the destruction of my kindred?'
for how do I endure when I have looked on the evil that doth find my people? and how do I endure when I have looked on the destruction of my kindred?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
"For how can I endure to see the calamity which will befall my people, and how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?"
Contextual Overview
3 And Esther spake yet more before the king, and fel downe at his feete weping, and besought him that he would put away the wickednesse of Haman the Agagite, and his deuice that he had imagined against the Iewes. 4 And the king held out the golden scepter toward Esther. Then rose Esther, and stode before the king, 5 And saide: if it please the king, and if I haue founde grace in his sight, and if it be acceptable before the king, and I please him, then let it be writte, that the letters of the deuise of Haman the sonne of Hamadatha the Agagite may be called againe, which letters he wrote to destroy the Iewes which are in all the kinges prouinces. 6 For how can I suffer and see the euill that shall come vnto my people? or how can I beare and loke vpon the destruction of my kindred? 7 And the king Ahasuerus saide vnto queene Esther, and to Mardocheus the Iewe: Beholde, I haue geuen Esther the house of Haman, whom they haue hanged vpon a tree, because he layde hand vpon the Iewes. 8 Write ye also for the Iewes as it lyketh you, in the kinges name, and seale it with the kinges ring: For the writinges that were written in the kinges name, and sealed with the kinges ring, durst no man disanul. 9 Then were the kinges scribes called at the same time, euen in the thirde moneth (that is the moneth Siuan) on the three and twentie day thereof, and it was written according to all as Mardocheus commauded vnto the Iewes, and to the princes, to the debuties and captaynes in the prouinces which are from India vnto Ethiopia, namely an hundred twentie and seuen prouinces, vnto euery prouince according to the writing thereof, and vnto euery people after their speach, and to the Iewes according to their writing and language. 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus name, & sealed it with the kinges ring, and by postes that rode vpon horses, and swyft young Mules, sent he the writinges, 11 Wherin the king graunted the Iewes in what cities soeuer they were, to gather themselues together, and to stand for their lyfe, and for to roote out, to slay and to destroy all the power of the people and prouince that woulde trouble them, both children and women, and to spoyle their goodes: 12 Upon one day in all the prouinces of king Ahasuerus, namely vpon the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth, which is the moneth Adar.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
For how: Genesis 44:34, Jeremiah 4:19, Jeremiah 9:1, Luke 19:41, Luke 19:42, Romans 9:2, Romans 9:3, Romans 10:1
endure to see: Heb. be able that I may see
the evil: Esther 7:4, Nehemiah 2:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 21:16 - Let Joshua 2:12 - that ye will Joshua 2:18 - thy father Esther 4:8 - request Jeremiah 39:6 - before
Cross-References
Genesis 6:16
A wyndowe shalt thou make in the arke, and in a cubite shalt thou finishe it aboue: but the doore of the arke shalt thou set in the syde therof. With three loftes one aboue another shalt thou make it.
A wyndowe shalt thou make in the arke, and in a cubite shalt thou finishe it aboue: but the doore of the arke shalt thou set in the syde therof. With three loftes one aboue another shalt thou make it.
Daniel 6:10
Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time.
Now when Daniel vnderstoode that he had sealed the writing, he went into his house, and the windowes of his chamber towarde Hierusalem stoode open, there kneeled he downe vpon his knees three times a day, he made his petition, and praysed his God, as he dyd afore time.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people?.... I cannot bear it; it will break my heart; I shall die to see all my people massacred throughout the realm; the thought of it is shocking and shuddering; to see it, intolerable: or "how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?" the same thing in different words, and somewhat more express and explanative. She explains the evil coming upon her people of the utter destruction of them, not barely an oppression, but an extermination of them; and she makes use of a word expressive of their relation to her, as more endearing, being her kindred; she and they being, as it were, of the same family, and with whom she could not but sympathize in distress.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Esther 8:6. To see the destruction of my kindred? — She had now informed the king that she was cousin to Mordecai, and consequently a Jewess; and though her own life and that of Mordecai were no longer in danger, Haman being dead, yet the decree that had gone forth was in full force against the Jews; and if not repealed, their destruction would be inevitable.
