It claps its hands and makes fun of them. It hisses them out of their houses.”

人要向他拍掌，并要发叱声，使他离开本处。”

风要因他拍掌，并要发叱声，使他离开原地。”

风要因他拍掌，并要发叱声，使他离开原地。”

狂风向他拍掌，呼啸着吹走他。

有人向他拍掌，发咝声赶他离开原来的地方。”

人要向他拍掌，並要發叱聲，使他離開本處。

風要因他拍掌，並要發叱聲，使他離開原地。」

風要因他拍掌，並要發叱聲，使他離開原地。」

狂風向他拍掌，呼嘯著吹走他。

有人向他拍掌，發噝聲趕他離開原來的地方。”

人拍掌嘲笑他，並發叱聲、使他離開原處。

人向之鼓掌、叱之離所、

人憤聲鼓掌、擯之遠方。

人向彼鼓掌而戲笑之、驅離故處、

It claps its hands in derision and hisses him out of his place.”

It claps its hands at him and hisses at him from its place.

But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.

It claps its hands at him and scoffs at him from its place.

People will clap their hands at him, And will whistle at him from their places.

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

It claps its hands at him and scorns him from its place.

[ Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

It claps its hands at him in derision and hisses him away from his place.

Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.

All those who pass by clap their hands and make fun of you. They laugh at you and shake their heads at the city of Jerusalem. They say,“ Could that be the city that was called perfect and beautiful? Is that the city that brought joy to everyone on earth?”

Nineveh was a carefree city. It lived in safety. It said to itself,“ I am the one! No one is greater than I am.” But it has been destroyed. Wild animals make their home there. All those who pass by laugh and shake their fists at it.

“ You heavens, be glad for this! You people of God, be glad! You apostles and prophets, be glad! God has judged her with the judgment she gave to you.”

I will completely destroy this city. I will make it a horrible thing. People will make fun of it. All those who pass by it will be shocked. They will laugh at its people because of all their wounds.

You have followed the evil practices of King Omri of Israel. You have done what the family of King Ahab did. You have followed their bad example. So I will let you be destroyed. Others will make fun of you. The nations will laugh at you.”

They are driven from light into the place of darkness. They are thrown out of the world.

This temple will become a pile of stones. All those who pass by it will be shocked. They will make fun of it. And they will say,‘ Why has the Lord done a thing like this to this land and temple?’

Mordecai told the Jews to celebrate the time when they got rest from their enemies. That was the month when their sadness was turned into joy. It was when their weeping turned into a day for celebrating. He wrote the letters to celebrate those days as times of joy. He wanted the people to enjoy good food. He told them to give presents of food to one another. He also wanted them to give gifts to people who were poor.So the Jews agreed to continue the celebrating they had started. They kept doing what Mordecai had written to them.Haman was the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite. He had been the enemy of all the Jews. He had planned to destroy them. He had cast the lot to destroy them completely. The lot was called Pur.But the king had found out about Haman’s evil plan. So the king had sent out written orders. He had ordered that Haman’s evil plan against the Jews should happen to him instead. The king also commanded that poles be stuck through the dead bodies of Haman and his sons. Then they should be set up where everyone could see them.

When those who do right succeed, their city is glad. When those who do wrong die, people shout for joy.