One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon. One messenger after another will come bringing news. They will bring news to the king of Babylon that his whole city has been captured.

The gatekeepers relayed the news to the royal palace.

When Esther’s reply was conveyed to Mordecai,

what wise men declare, hiding nothing, from the tradition of their ancestors,

If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.

I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him.

then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly.

Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.

It is fitting to proclaim your loyal love in the morning, and your faithfulness during the night,

One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!

He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel.

Let them give the Lord the honor he deserves; let them praise his deeds in the coastlands.

When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

Now Esther had not disclosed her people or her lineage, for Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!

Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know? Who announced it ahead of time, so we could say, ‘He’s correct’? Indeed, none of them decreed it! Indeed, none of them announced it! Indeed, no one heard you say anything!

Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me – since I established an ancient people – let them announce future events!

The young woman ran and told her mother’s household all about these things.