Esther 5:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 5:13

11 Then Haman told them of his great riches, ^athe multitude of his children, everything in which the king had promoted him, and how he had ^badvanced him above the officials and servants of the king.

12 Moreover Haman said, “Besides, Queen Esther invited no one but me to come in with the king to the banquet that she prepared; and tomorrow I am again invited by her, along with the king.

13 Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

14 Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a ^agallows be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning ^bsuggest to the king that Mordecai be hanged on it; then go merrily with the king to the banquet.” And the thing pleased Haman; so he had ^cthe gallows made.

Verse Comparison: Esther 5:13

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American Standard Version
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

Amplified® Bible
Yet all this benefits me nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

Contemporary English Version
But none of this makes me happy, as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the palace gate."

Darby English Version
Yet all this is of no avail to me so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

Good News Bible
But none of this means a thing to me as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the entrance of the palace."

King James Version
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

New American Standard Bible
"Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."

New International Version
But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king's gate."

New King James Version
Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."

Revised Standard Version
Yet all this does me no good, so long as I see Mor'decai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."

Young's Literal Translation
and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.'

New English Translation
Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

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