- the decree:
- "Whereforeªªª kingª Dariusª signedª° the writingª and the decree.ª ... Thenª theseª menª assembledª° untoª the king,ª and saidª° unto the king,ª Know,ª° O king,ª that¹ the lawª of the Medesª and Persiansª [is], That¹ noª¹ decreeª nor statuteª which¹ the kingª establishethª° may be changed.ª°" {Dan 6:9-15} + "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 ... The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:12-15} + "Shall the throneª of iniquityª have fellowshipª° with thee, which framethª° mischiefª by¹ a law?ª" {Psa 94:20} + "[As] a roaringª° lion,ª and a rangingª° bear;ª [so is] a wickedª rulerª° over¹ the poorª people.ª ... A manª that doeth violenceª° to the bloodª of [any] personª shall fleeª° to¹ the pit;ª let no¹ man stayª° him." {Prv 28:15-17} + "Woeª unto them that decreeª° unrighteousª decrees,ª and that writeª° grievousnessª [which] they have prescribed;ª°" {Isa 10:1}
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