Esther 7:6

Esther 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
• New International Version (NIV)Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Esther said, "A foe and enemy! This wicked Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Esther said, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!” So Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

Context of Esther 7:6

4for we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed and to be annihilated. Now if we had only been sold as slaves, men and women, I would have remained silent, for the trouble would not be commensurate with the annoyance to the king.” 5Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would presume to do thus?” Esther said, “A foe and an enemy is this wicked Haman!” Then Haman became terrified before the king and queen. 7The king arose in his anger from drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king. 8Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

Esther 7:6 word by word

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Estherאֶסְתֵּר'estêr · EstherH635
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• A foeצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• and an enemyאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• is thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• wickedרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• became terrifiedבָּעַתbâ‛ath · to terrifyH1204
• beforeמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and queenמַלְכָּהmalkâh · queenH4436

Cross-references for Esther 7:6

• 1 Samuel 24:13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
• Psalms 27:2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 139:19O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
• Proverbs 24:24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
• Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.
• 1 Corinthians 5:13But those who are outside, God judges. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:8Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;
• Nehemiah 6:16When all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations surrounding us saw it, they lost their confidence; for they recognized that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
• Job 15:21Sounds of terror are in his ears; While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.
• Job 18:5“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light.
• Psalms 73:5They are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like mankind.
• Proverbs 16:14The fury of a king is like messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.
• Isaiah 21:4My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
• Daniel 5:5Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.

Commentaries on Esther 7:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Esther identified wicked Haman as the enemy. Haman stood in terror: The queen's accusation and the king's anger made Haman's fate clear.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-64. we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed--that is, by the cruel and perfidious scheme of that man, who offered an immense sum of money to purchase our extermination. Esther dwelt on his contemplated atrocity, in a variety of expressions, which both evinced the depth of her own emotions, and were intended to awaken similar feelings in the king's breast. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue--Though a great calamity…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Esther
• Banquet
• Esther, Book of

Commentaries on Esther 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings