An evil person who rules over helpless people is like a roaring lion or an angry bear.

暴虐的君王辖制贫民，好像吼叫的狮子、觅食的熊。

邪恶的君王压制贫民，好像吼叫的狮子，又如觅食的熊。

邪恶的君王压制贫民，好像吼叫的狮子，又如觅食的熊。

暴虐的君王辖制穷人，如咆哮的狮、觅食的熊。

残暴的统治者辖制贫民，就像吼叫的狮子，又像饥饿觅食的熊。

邪恶的管辖者统治贫弱的民众，就如咆哮的狮子、猛冲的熊。

暴虐的君王轄制貧民，好像吼叫的獅子、覓食的熊。

邪惡的君王壓制貧民，好像吼叫的獅子，又如覓食的熊。

邪惡的君王壓制貧民，好像吼叫的獅子，又如覓食的熊。

暴虐的君王轄制窮人，如咆哮的獅、覓食的熊。

殘暴的統治者轄制貧民，就像吼叫的獅子，又像飢餓覓食的熊。

惡的統治者轄制貧民，像吼叫的獅子、往來覓食的熊。

邪惡的管轄者統治貧弱的民眾，就如咆哮的獅子、猛衝的熊。

暴君制貧民、如咆哮之獅、覓食之熊、

暴君虐貧民、若咆哮之獅、饑餓之熊。

暴君轄制貧民、如咆哮之獅、饑餓之熊、

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

A wicked ruler over a helpless people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Like a roaring lion and a rushing bear Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

A wicked ruler over a helpless people is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.

[ As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear;[ so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

Herod realized that the Wise Men had tricked him. So he became very angry. He gave orders about Bethlehem and the area around it. He ordered all the boys two years old and under to be killed. This agreed with the time when the Wise Men had seen the star.

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.

A king’s anger brings terror like a lion’s roar. Anyone who makes him angry may lose their life.

Be watchful and control yourselves. Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around looking for someone to swallow up.

The people suffered because of their hard labor. The slave drivers forced them to work with bricks and mud. And they made them do all kinds of work in the fields. The Egyptians didn’t show them any pity at all. They made them work very hard.There were two Hebrew women named Shiphrah and Puah. They helped other women having babies. The king of Egypt spoke to them. He said,“ You are the ones who help the other Hebrew women. Watch them when they get into a sitting position to have their babies. Kill the boys. Let the girls live.”

Manasseh also spilled the blood of many people who weren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. He spilled so much blood that he filled Jerusalem with it from one end of the city to the other. And he caused Judah to commit sin. So they also did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Then Pharaoh gave an order to all his people. He said,“ You must throw every Hebrew baby boy into the Nile River. But let every Hebrew baby girl live.”

Then the king gave an order to the guards at his side. He said,“ Go and kill the priests of the Lord. They are on David’s side too. They knew he was running away from me. And they didn’t even tell me.” But the king’s officials wouldn’t raise a hand to strike down the priests of the Lord.Then the king ordered Doeg,“ You go and strike down the priests.” So Doeg, the Edomite, went and struck them down. That day he killed 85 priests who wore linen aprons.He also killed the people of Nob with his sword. Nob was a town where priests lived. Doeg killed its men and women. He killed its children and babies. He also destroyed its cattle, donkeys and sheep.

But he had found out who Mordecai’s people were. So he didn’t want to kill only Mordecai. He also looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people. They were Jews. He wanted to kill all of them everywhere in the kingdom of Xerxes.The lot was cast in front of Haman. The lot was called Pur. It was cast in the first month of the 12th year that Xerxes was king. That month was called Nisan. The lot was cast to choose a day and a month. The month chosen was the 12th month. That month was called Adar.Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ Certain people are scattered among the nations. They live in all the territories in your kingdom. They keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their practices are different from the practices of all other people. They don’t obey your laws. It really isn’t good for you to put up with them.If it pleases you, give the order to destroy them. I’ll even add 375 tons of silver to the king’s officials for the royal treasures.”So the king took his ring off his finger. The ring had his royal seal on it. He gave the ring to Haman. Haman was the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite. Haman was the enemy of the Jews.

He turned around and looked at them. And he asked for bad things to happen to them. He did it in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods. They attacked 42 of the boys.

I will attack them like a bear that is robbed of her cubs. I will rip them wide open. Like a lion I will eat them up. Like a wild animal I will tear them apart.

It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.

At that time Menahem started out from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He attacked everyone in the city and the area around it. That’s because they refused to open their gates for him. He destroyed Tiphsah. He ripped open all their pregnant women.

Ephraim will soon be crushed. The Assyrians will stomp all over them. It will happen because they have made up their minds to chase after other gods.