יָדַע

When all our enemies heard of it, all the nations that were around us were afraid, and they lost their confidence; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.

All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is today.

and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,

The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone who had knowledge, and understanding—

I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them; so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment;

Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.

This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.

Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, and wailed loudly and bitterly.

Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.

“All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, know, that whoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court without being called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king might hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.”

For if you remain silent now, then relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.

You will know also that your offspring will be great, Your offspring as the grass of the earth.

Look at this. We have searched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”

(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)

“Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.

I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.

I will tell God, ‘Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

Yet you hid these things in your heart. I know that this is with you:

that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?

For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.

Who doesn’t know that in all these, Yahweh’s hand has done this,

What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.

How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.

His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?

What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand which is not in us?

He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.”

know now that God has subverted me, and has surrounded me with his net.

“He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.

My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.

But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.