Esther 6:13

He told his wife Zeresh and his friends everything that had happened to him that day. Then his wife and his friends said to him, “Mordecai, the man who has caused you to be completely disgraced/humiliated, is a Jew. It is clear that the God whom the Jews worship is fighting for them. So you will never be able to defeat Mordecai. He will defeat you!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

In Context

12Then, Mordecai returned and sat at the gate of the palace. But Haman hurried home, covering his face because he felt completely disgraced/humiliated.

14And while they were still talking, some of the king’s officials arrived to take Haman quickly to the banquet/feast that Esther had prepared.

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Cross References

Genesis 41:8But the next morning he was worried about the meaning of the dream. So he summoned all the magicians and wise men who lived in Egypt. He told them what he had dreamed, but none of them could tell him the meaning of the two dreams.

Deuteronomy 32:10“He saw our ancestors when they were in a desert, wandering in a land ◄that was desolate/where no people lived►. He protected them and took care of them, as every person takes good care of his own eyes. [SIM, IDM]

Esther 5:10However, he did not show that he was angry; he just went home. Then he gathered together his wife Zeresh and his friends,

Job 16:2“I have heard things like that before; all of you, instead of helping me, are only causing me to feel more miserable.

Proverbs 28:18Those who continually do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will suddenly be ruined.

Daniel 5:26This is what those words mean: Mene means ‘numbered/counted’. That means that God has been counting the days that you will rule, and he has now decided that you will not rule any more.

Matthew Henry on Esther 6:13-14

Haman Cast Down. ( b. c. 510.) 12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and… Read the whole commentary →

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