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And the whole righteous nation was troubled; they feared the evils that threatened them, and were ready to perish.
9
Then they cried out to God; and at their outcry, as though from a tiny spring, there came a great river, with abundant water;
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light came, and the sun rose, and the lowly were exalted and devoured those held in honor.
11
Mordecai saw in this dream what God had determined to do, and after he awoke he had it on his mind, seeking all day t understand it in every detail.
12
Now Mordecai took his rest in the courtyard with Gabatha and Tharra, the two eunuchs of the king who kept watch in the courtyard.
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