So you will be among the first to be taken away as prisoners. You won’t be able to enjoy good food. You won’t lie around on couches anymore.

所以这些人必在被掳的人中首先被掳；舒身的人荒宴之乐必消灭了。

所以，现在这些人必首先被掳，逍遥的欢宴必消失。”

所以，现在这些人必首先被掳，逍遥的欢宴必消失。”

所以，你们要首先被掳，你们的宴乐将从此消逝！

因此，你们将是最先被掳去的人，宴乐享受的日子必要消逝。

所以這些人必在被擄的人中首先被擄；舒身的人荒宴之樂必消滅了。

所以，現在這些人必首先被擄，逍遙的歡宴必消失。」

所以，現在這些人必首先被擄，逍遙的歡宴必消失。」

所以，你們要首先被擄，你們的宴樂將從此消逝！

因此，你們將是最先被擄去的人，宴樂享受的日子必要消逝。

故此這些人呢、如今必在流亡人之中首先流亡，而伸懶腰之人的鬧飲狂歡就消逝了。』

彼於被虜者中、必先見虜、舒體者之讌樂逝矣、

寢於床第者、不聞懽呼之聲、必先他人、徙於遠方。

故必被擄於首先被擄之人中、偃息者歌聲不復聞矣、

Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile; your feasting and lounging will end.

Therefore they shall now be the first of those who go into exile, and the revelry of those who stretch themselves out shall pass away.”

Therefore, you will be the first to be led away as captives. Suddenly, all your parties will end.

Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.

Therefore, they will now go into exile at the head of the exiles, And the revelry of those who lounge around will come to an end.

Therefore they shall now go captive as the first of the captives, And those who recline at banquets shall be removed.

Therefore shall they now go captive with the first that go captive; and the revelry of them that stretched themselves shall pass away.

Therefore, they will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and the feasting of those who sprawl out will come to an end.

Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

Therefore they will now be the first to go into exile, and the religious banquets where they sprawl on couches will end.

Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.

Amos is telling them,“‘ Jeroboam will be killed by a sword. The people of Israel will be taken away as prisoners. They will be carried off from their own land.’ ”

As they drank the wine, they praised their gods. The statues of those gods were made out of gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood or stone.Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared. They wrote something on the plaster of the palace wall. It happened near the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.His face turned pale. He was so afraid that his legs became weak. And his knees were knocking together.

They started out at noon. At that time Ben- Hadad and the 32 kings helping him were in their tents. They were getting drunk.The junior officers who were under Ahab’s area commanders marched out first. Ben- Hadad had sent out scouts. They came back and reported,“ Men are marching against us from Samaria.”Ben- Hadad said,“ They might be coming to make peace. If they are, take them alive. Or they might be coming to make war. If they are, take them alive.”The junior officers marched out of the city. The army was right behind them.Each man struck down the one fighting against him. When that happened, the army of Aram ran away. The Israelites chased them. But Ben- Hadad, the king of Aram, escaped on a horse. Some of his horsemen escaped with him.

Do not look to Bethel. Do not go to Gilgal. Do not travel to Beersheba. The people of Gilgal will be taken away as prisoners. Nothing will be left of Bethel.”

My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.

You will have children. But you won’t be able to keep them. They’ll be taken away as prisoners.

“ But the Lord says,“‘ Your wife will become a prostitute in the city of Bethel. Your sons and daughters will be killed by swords. Your land will be measured and divided up. And you yourself will die in another country. The people of Israel will surely be taken away as prisoners. They will be carried off from their own land.’ ”

So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s feast.They were drinking wine on the second day. The king again asked,“ What do you want, Queen Esther? I’ll give it to you. What do you want me to do for you? I’ll even give you up to half of my kingdom.”

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.

Some will be killed by the sword. Others will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be taken over by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles come to an end.

I hope you will be pleased to give me what I want. And I hope you will be pleased to listen to my appeal. If you are, I’d like you and Haman to come tomorrow to the feast I’ll prepare for you. Then I’ll answer your question.”

So I will send you away as prisoners beyond Damascus,” says the Lord. His name is God Who Rules Over All.

“ And that’s not all,” Haman added.“ I’m the only person Queen Esther invited to come with the king to the feast she gave. Now she has invited me along with the king tomorrow.But even all of that doesn’t satisfy me. I won’t be satisfied as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the palace gate.”Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him,“ Get a pole. In the morning, ask the king to have Mordecai put to death. Have the pole stuck through his body. Set it up at a place where it will be 75 feet above the ground. Everyone will be able to see it there. Then go to the feast with the king. Have a good time.” Haman was delighted with that suggestion. So he got the pole ready.

The king returned from the palace garden to the dinner hall. Just then he saw Haman falling on the couch where Esther was lying. The king shouted,“ Will he even treat the queen like this? Will he harm her while she’s right here with me in the palace?” As soon as the king finished speaking, his men covered Haman’s face.Then Harbona said,“ There’s a pole standing near Haman’s house. He has prepared it for Mordecai. Mordecai is the one who spoke up to help you. Haman had planned to have him put to death. He was going to have the pole stuck through his body. Then he was going to set it up at a place where it would be 75 feet above the ground.” Harbona was one of the officials who attended the king. The king said to his men,“ Put Haman to death! Stick the pole through his body! Set it up where everyone can see it!”So they did. And they used the pole Haman had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger calmed down.