And the letters H5612 were sent H7971 by posts H7323 into H413 all H3605 the king's H4428 provinces, H4082 to destroy, H8045 to kill, H2026 and to cause to perish, H6 all H3605 Jews, H3064 both young H5288 and old, H2205 little H2945 children H2945 and women, H802 in one H259 day, H3117 even on the thirteenth H7969 H6240 day H3117 of the twelfth H8147 H6240 month, H2320 which H1931 is the month H2320 Adar, H143 and to take the spoil H7998 of them for a prey. H962

For we are sold, H4376 I and my people, H5971 to be destroyed, H8045 to be slain, H2026 and to perish. H6 But if H432 we had been sold H4376 for slaves H5650 and bondwomen, H8198 I had held H2790 my tongue, H2790 although H3588 the enemy H6862 could not countervail H7737 the king's H4428 damage. H5143

Wherein H834 the king H4428 granted H5414 the Jews H3064 which H834 were in every H3605 city H5892 to gather H6950 themselves together, and to stand H5975 for their life, H5315 to destroy, H8045 to slay H2026 and to cause to perish, H6 all H3605 the power H2428 of the people H5971 and province H4082 that would assault H6696 them, both little H2945 ones and women, H802 and to take the spoil H7998 of them for a prey, H962

Then will I cause to cease H7673 from the cities H5892 of Judah, H3063 and from the streets H2351 of Jerusalem, H3389 the voice H6963 of mirth, H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom, H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride: H3618 for the land H776 shall be desolate. H2723

For thus H3541 said H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts, H6635 the God H430 of Israel; H3478 Behold, H2005 I will cause to cease H7673 out of this H2088 place H4725 in your eyes, H5869 and in your days, H3117 the voice H6963 of mirth, H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom, H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride. H3618

Thus H3541 said H559 the LORD; H3068 Again H5750 there shall be heard H8085 in this H2088 place, H4725 which H834 you say H559 shall be desolate H2717 without H369 man H120 and without H369 beast, H929 even in the cities H5892 of Judah, H3063 and in the streets H2351 of Jerusalem, H3389 that are desolate, H8074 without H369 man, H120 and without H369 inhabitant, H3427 and without H369 beast, H929

The voice H6963 of joy, H8342 and the voice H6963 of gladness, H8057 the voice H6963 of the bridegroom, H2860 and the voice H6963 of the bride, H3618 the voice H6963 of them that shall say, H559 Praise H3034 the LORD H3068 of hosts: H6635 for the LORD H3068 is good; H2896 for his mercy H2617 endures for ever: H5769 and of them that shall bring H935 the sacrifice of praise H8426 into the house H1004 of the LORD. H3068 For I will cause to return H7725 the captivity H7622 of the land, H776 as at the first, H7223 said H559 the LORD. H3068

The new H8492 wine H8492 mourns, H56 the vine H1612 languishes, H535 all H3605 the merry hearted H8056 H3820 do sigh. H584

They shall not drink H8354 wine H3196 with a song; H7892 strong drink H7941 shall be bitter H4843 to them that drink H8354 it.

There is a crying H6682 for wine H3196 in the streets; H2351 all H3605 joy H8057 is darkened, H6150 the mirth H4885 of the land H776 is gone. H1540

And I will cause the noise H1995 of your songs H7892 to cease; H7673 and the sound H6963 of your harps H3658 shall be no H3808 more H5750 heard. H8085

I will also cause all H3605 her mirth H4885 to cease, H7673 her feast H2282 days, her new H2320 moons, H2320 and her sabbaths, H7676 and all H3605 her solemn H4150 feasts. H4150

And the voice G5456 of harpers, G2790 and musicians, G3451 and of pipers, G834 and trumpeters, G4538 shall be heard G191 no G3364 more G2089 at all G3364 in you; and no G3956 G3364 craftsman, G5079 of whatever G3956 craft G5078 he be, shall be found G2147 any G2089 more G2089 in you; and the sound G5456 of a millstone G3458 shall be heard G191 no G3364 more G2089 at all G3364 in you;

And the light G5457 of a candle G3088 shall shine G5316 no G3364 more G2089 at all G3364 in you; and the voice G5456 of the bridegroom G3566 and of the bride G3565 shall be heard G191 no G3364 more G2089 at all G3364 in you: for your merchants G1713 were the great G3175 men of the earth; G1093 for by your sorceries G5331 were all G3956 nations G1484 deceived. G4105

While H5704 the sun, H8121 or the light, H216 or the moon, H3394 or the stars, H3556 be not darkened, H2821 nor the clouds H5645 return H7725 after H310 the rain: H1653

And the doors H1817 shall be shut H5462 in the streets, H7784 when the sound H6963 of the grinding H2913 is low, H8217 and he shall rise H6965 up at the voice H6963 of the bird, H6833 and all H3605 the daughters H1323 of music H7892 shall be brought H7817 low; H7817