- Then they:
- "When the wicked,ª° [even] mine enemiesª and my foes,ª° cameª° upon¹ me to eat upª°¹ my flesh,ª they¹ stumbledª° and fell.ª°" {Psa 27:2} + "Let them not¹ sayª° in their hearts,ª Ah,ª so would we have it:ª let them not¹ say,ª° We have swallowed him up.ª°" {Psa 35:25} + "[[To the chief Musicianª° upon¹ Jonathelemrechokim,ª Michtamª of David,ª when the Philistinesª tookª° him in Gath.]]ª Be mercifulª° unto me, O God:ª for¹ manª would swallow me up;ª° he fightingª° dailyª¹ oppressethª° me. ... Mine enemiesª° would dailyª¹ swallow²° [me] up:¹ for¹ [they be] manyª that fightª° against me, O thou most High.ª" {Psa 56:1-2} + "He shall sendª° from heaven,ª¹ and saveª° me [from] the reproachª° of him that would swallow me up.ª° Selah.ª Godª shall send forthª° his mercyª and his truth.ª" {Psa 57:3} + "They saidª° in their hearts,ª Let us destroyª° them together:ª they have burned upª° all¹ the synagoguesª of Godª in the land.ª" {Psa 74:8} + "They have said,ª° Come,²°¹ and let us cut them offª° from [being] a nation;ª¹ that the nameª of Israelª may be no¹ more¹ in remembrance.ª°" {Psa 83:4} + "And he thoughtª scornª° to layª° handsª on Mordecaiª alone;¹ for¹ they had shewedª° him¹ the peopleª of Mordecai:ª wherefore Hamanª soughtª° to destroyª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] throughout the whole¹ kingdomª of Ahasuerus,ª [even] the peopleª of Mordecai.ª" {Est 3:6} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° on the thirteenthªª dayª of the firstª month,ª and there was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Hamanª had commandedª° unto¹ the king'sª lieutenants,ª and to¹ the governorsª that¹ [were] over¹ every province,ª and to¹ the rulersª of every peopleª of every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and [to] every peopleª after their language;ª in the nameª of kingª Ahasuerusª was it written,ª° and sealedª° with the king'sª ring.ª ... And the lettersª were sentª° byª postsª° into¹ all¹ the king'sª provinces,ª to destroy,ª° to kill,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ Jews,ª both youngª¹ and¹ old,ª little childrenª and women,ª in oneª day,ª [even] upon the thirteenthªª [day] of the twelfthªª month,ª which¹ is the monthª Adar,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey.ª°" {Est 3:12-13}
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