Job 38
The Lord Speaks 1 Then theLordspoke to Job out of the storm. He said: 2 “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself like…
Job 39
1 “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn? 2 Do you count the months till they bear? Do you…
Job 40
1 TheLordsaid to Job: 2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!” 3 Then Job answered theLord: 4 “I am…
Job 41
1 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope? 2 Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw…
Job 42
Job 1 Then Job replied to theLord: 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this that…
Esther 1
Queen Vashti Deposed 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: 2 At that time King Xerxes…
Esther 2
Esther Made Queen 1 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s…
Esther 3
Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews 1 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than…
Esther 4
Mordecai Persuades Esther to Help 1 When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city,…
Esther 5
Esther’s Request to the King 1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s…