Esther 5:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.”

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BSBPD

““What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also am I invited by her together with the king.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Haman saith, `Yea, Esther the queen brought none in with the king, unto the feast that she made, except myself, and also for to-morrow I am called to her, with the king,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Esther 5:12 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 8:12While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.
  2. Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
  3. Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
  4. Proverbs 7:22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
  5. Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
  6. Ecclesiastes 8:7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?
  7. Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  8. 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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