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And ye shall aid them, that even the same day, being the thirteenth day of the twelfth month of Adar, they may be avenged on those who in the time of their affliction shall set upon them.
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For Almighty God hath turned to joy unto them the day wherein the chosen people should have perished.
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"Ye shall therefore among your solemn feasts keep it a high day with all feasting,
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that both now and hereafter there may be safety for us and the well-inclined Persians, but to those who conspire against us a memorial of destruction.
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Therefore every city and country whatsoever, which shall not do according to these things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only impassable for men, but also most hateful for wild beasts and fowls for ever."
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.