1 Do you know when mountain goats are born? Have you watched wild deer give birth? 2 Do you know how long they carry their young? Do you know the time for their birth? 3 Do you know when they will crouch down and bring their young into the world? 4 In the wilds their […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Job 40
1-2 Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer? 3-4 I spoke foolishly, Lord. What can I answer? I will not try to say anything else. 5 I have already said more than I should. 6 Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again. 7 […]
Job 41
1 Can you catch Leviathanwith a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope? 2 Can you put a rope through his snout or put a hook through his jaws? 3 Will he beg you to let him go? Will he plead with you for mercy? 4 Will he make an agreement with you […]
Job 42
1 Then Job answered the Lord. 2 I know, Lord, that you are all-powerful; that you can do everything you want. 3 You ask how I dare question your wisdom when I am so very ignorant. I talked about things I did not understand, about marvels too great for me to know. 4 You told […]
Esther 1
Queen Vashti Defies King Xerxes 1-2 From his royal throne in Persia’s capital city of Susa, King Xerxes ruled 127 provinces, all the way from India to Ethiopia. 3 In the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his officials and administrators. The armies of Persia and Media were present, as […]
Esther 2
Esther Becomes Queen 1 Later, even after the king’s anger had cooled down, he kept thinking about what Vashti had done and about his proclamation against her. 2 So some of the king’s advisers who were close to him suggested, “Why don’t you make a search to find some beautiful young virgins? 3 You can […]
Esther 3
Haman Plots to Destroy the Jews 1 Some time later King Xerxes promoted a man named Haman to the position of prime minister. Haman was the son of Hammedatha, a descendant of Agag. 2 The king ordered all the officials in his service to show their respect for Haman by kneeling and bowing to him. […]
Esther 4
Mordecai Asks for Esther’s Help 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes in anguish. Then he dressed in sackcloth, covered his head with ashes, and walked through the city, wailing loudly and bitterly, 2 until he came to the entrance of the palace. He did not go in […]
Esther 5
Esther Invites the King and Haman to a Banquet 1 On the third day of her fast Esther put on her royal robes and went and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace, facing the throne room. The king was inside, seated on the royal throne, facing the entrance. 2 When the king saw […]
Esther 6
The King Honors Mordecai 1 That same night the king could not get to sleep, so he had the official records of the empire brought and read to him. 2 The part they read included the account of how Mordecai had uncovered a plot to assassinate the king—the plot made by Bigthana and Teresh, the […]