Esther 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.”
Esther 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands when it is reported, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn’t come.’”
Esther 1:17 — World English Bible
Esther 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.”
Esther 1:17 — American Standard Version
Esther 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for go forth doth the word of the queen unto all the women, to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, in their saying, The king Ahasuerus said to bring in Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come;”
Esther 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the act of the queen will come abroad to all women, so as to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they shall say, The king Ahasuerus commanded the queen Vashti to be brought in before him, and she came not!”
Esther 1:17 — Darby Translation
Esther 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the acte of the Queene shall come abroade vnto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their owne eyes, and shall say, The King Ahashuerosh comanded Vashti the Queene to be brought in before him, but she came not.”
Esther 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Esther 1:17 in Context — Esther 1
15 Quelle loi, dit-il, faut-il appliquer à la reine Vasthi, pour n’avoir point exécuté ce que le roi Assuérus lui a ordonné par les eunuques?
16 Memucan répondit devant le roi et les princes: Ce n’est pas seulement à l’égard du roi que la reine Vasthi a mal agi; c’est aussi envers tous les princes et tous les peuples qui sont dans toutes les provinces du roi Assuérus.
17 Car l’action de la reine parviendra à la connaissance de toutes les femmes, et les portera à mépriser leurs maris; elles diront: Le roi Assuérus avait ordonné qu’on amenât en sa présence la reine Vasthi, et elle n’y est pas allée.
18 Et dès ce jour les princesses de Perse et de Médie qui auront appris l’action de la reine la rapporteront à tous les chefs du roi; de là beaucoup de mépris et de colère.
19 Si le roi le trouve bon, qu’on publie de sa part et qu’on inscrive parmi les lois des Perses et des Mèdes, avec défense de la transgresser, une ordonnance royale d’après laquelle Vasthi ne paraîtra plus devant le roi Assuérus et le roi donnera la dignité de reine à une autre qui soit meilleure qu’elle.
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