Esther 3:8 Cross References
Esther 3:8
8: Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, "There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire. Their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they refuse to obey even the laws of the king. So it is not in the king's interest to let them live.
Acts 16:20
- "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted.
- "They are teaching the people to do things that are against Roman customs."
Ezra 4:12
- "Please be informed that the Jews who came here to Jerusalem from Babylon are rebuilding this rebellious and evil city. They have already laid the foundation for its walls and will soon complete them.
- But we wish you to know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you.
- "Since we are loyal to you as your subjects and we do not want to see you dishonored in this way, we have sent you this information.
- We suggest that you search your ancestors' records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long history of sedition against the kings and countries who attempted to control it.
Deuteronomy 4:27
- For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.
Leviticus 26:33
- I will scatter you among the nations and attack you with my own weapons. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.
Jeremiah 50:17
- "The Israelites are like sheep that have been scattered by lions. First the king of Assyria ate them up. Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon cracked their bones."
Ezekiel 6:8
- "But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world.
Acts 17:6
- Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. "Paul and Silas have turned the rest of the world upside down, and now they are here disturbing our city," they shouted.
- "And Jason has let them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, Jesus."
Nehemiah 1:8
- "Please remember what you told your servant Moses: 'If you sin, I will scatter you among the nations.
James 1:1
- This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is written to Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. Greetings!
Deuteronomy 32:26
- I decided to scatter them, so even the memory of them would disappear.
1 Peter 1:1
- This letter is from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. I am writing to God's chosen people who are living as foreigners in the lands of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, the province of Asia, and Bithynia.
Acts 28:22
- But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about these Christians is that they are denounced everywhere."
Zechariah 7:14
- I scattered them as with a whirlwind among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. The land that had been so pleasant became a desert."
Ezekiel 11:16
- Therefore, give the exiles this message from the Sovereign LORD: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.
Deuteronomy 30:3
- then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.
John 7:35
- The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. "Where is he planning to go?" they asked. "Maybe he is thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands, or maybe even to the Gentiles!
Acts 24:5
- For we have found him to be a troublemaker, a man who is constantly inciting the Jews throughout the world to riots and rebellions against the Roman government. He is a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.