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Contempt and wrath. — Presumably, contemptuous defiance on the part of the wives, and anger on the part of the husbands.
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Esther 1:18
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.