Teks -- Esther 6:13 (NET)

6:13 Haman then related to his wife Zeresh and to all his friends everything that had happened to him. These wise men, along with his wife Zeresh, said to him, “If indeed this Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall is Jewish, you will not prevail against him. No, you will surely fall before him!”

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Wesley: Est 6:13 - Wise men

The magicians, whom after the Persian manner he had called together to consult upon this strange emergency.

Clarke: Est 6:13 - But shalt surely fall before him

But shalt surely fall before him - The Septuagint adds, ὁτι ὁ Θεος ὁ ζων μετ ’ αυτου, for the living God is with him. But this is a sentiment that could scarcely be expected to proceed from the mouth of heathens, such as these were.

TSK: Est 6:13 - Zeresh // said his wise // If Mordecai // but shalt surely

Zeresh : Est 5:10-14

said his wise : Gen 41:8; Dan 2:12

If Mordecai : Gen 40:19; 1Sa 28:19, 1Sa 28:20; Job 15:24; Dan 5:26-28; Zec 12:2, Zec 12:3

but shalt surely : Job 16:2; Pro 28:18; Hos 14:9

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Poole: Est 6:13 - His wise men // If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews

His wise men the magicians, whom after the Persian manner he had called together to consult with upon this great and strange emergency.

If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews which they were told, and was generally supposed; but they were not infallibly sure of it. Thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him: this they concluded, either,

1. By rules of policy, because Haman’ s reputation and interest was hereby sinking, and Mordecai (whom they understood to be a man of great wisdom, and courage, and government of himself) was now got into the king’ s favour, and thereby was likely to gain an opportunity of making his addresses to the king, who being of a mild disposition, might easily be moved to a dislike (if not revocation) of his own bloody decree, and consequently to a detestation of that person who had procured it. Or,

2. By former experience, and the observation of God’ s extraordinary actions on the behalf of the Jews, and against their enemies, in this very court and kingdom. Or,

3. By instinct and inspiration to their minds, either from God, who might suggest this to them, as he did other things to other wicked men, Balaam, Caiaphas, &c., for his own greater glory, and the good of his people; or from the devil, who, by God’ s permission, might know this, and reveal it to them, who sought to him in their superstitious and idolatrous methods.

Haydock: Est 6:13 - Wise men

Wise men. Probably the magi, who concluded, from the first miscarriage, that he undertaking would prove abortive, (Calmet) as they were also informed of God's protection given repeatedly to the Jews. Septuagint, "because the living God is with him." (Chaldean) They might have heard of the fate of Sennacherib and of Holofernes, (Calmet) or of God's promises, (Genesis xiii., and xv.) unless they were guided by human prudence. (Worthington)

Gill: Est 6:13 - And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, every thing that had befallen him // then said his wise men // and Zeresh his wife unto him // if Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews // before whom thou hast begun to fall // thou shall not prevail against him // but shall surely fall before him

And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, every thing that had befallen him,.... How he was prevented speaking to the king on this errand he went; instead of which, he had the mortification of being obliged to do the honour to Mordecai which he thought would never have been given to any but himself, and so related the whole affair as above:

then said his wise men; before called his friends; perhaps they were magicians and soothsayers he kept in his house, to advise with about the proper methods and times of advancing himself, and destroying his enemies:

and Zeresh his wife unto him; who joined with the wise men in giving her opinion, and who set up for a knowing woman, and of whom Haman thought highly:

if Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews; as it was said he was; and therefore Haman had vowed and plotted revenge on the people of the Jews for his sake:

before whom thou hast begun to fall; as he did, by being obliged to execute the king's will in doing him so much honour:

thou shall not prevail against him; to get him hanged, or his people destroyed, though he had prepared a gallows for the one, and had got an edict for the other:

but shall surely fall before him: which might be concluded from his being set above him, who would not fail of using his power and interest to crush him, who had showed himself to be such an implacable enemy to him; or they might have some knowledge of the history of the Jews, and of what wonderful things God often did for them, in defeating the designs of their enemies, and in raising them up from a low to an high estate.