And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.

He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: / But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.

Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: / Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.