Esther 4:3 “In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there wa…”

Esther 4:3

In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

World English Bible

In every province, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

American Standard Version

And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in euery prouince, and place, whither the Kings charge and his commission came, there was great sorowe among the Iewes, and fasting, and weeping and mourning, and many laye in sackecloth and in ashes.

Darby Translation

And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing: many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Young's Literal Translation

And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting: sackcloth and ashes are spread for many.

Bible in Basic English

And in every part of the kingdom, wherever the king's word and his order came, there was great sorrow among the Jews, and weeping and crying and going without food; and numbers of them were stretched on the earth covered with dust and haircloth.

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Cross references

“in every province”

Esther 3:12 Esther 1:1

Esther 3:12 · BSB

On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the s…

Esther 1:1 · BSB

This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

“great mourning”

Isaiah 22:12 Isaiah 22:4 Isaiah 37:1–3 1 Samuel 11:4 1 Samuel 4:13 1 Samuel 4:14

Isaiah 22:12 · BSB

On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.

Isaiah 22:4 · BSB

Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Isaiah 37:1–3 · BSB

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

1 Samuel 11:4 · BSB

When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.

1 Samuel 4:13 · BSB

When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.

1 Samuel 4:14 · BSB

Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.

“weeping”

Matthew 13:42 Matthew 22:13 Matthew 25:30

Matthew 13:42 · BSB

And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 22:13 · BSB

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:30 · BSB

And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“many lay in sackcloth and ashes”

Daniel 9:3 Isaiah 58:5

Daniel 9:3 · BSB

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Isaiah 58:5 · BSB

Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

Also

Esther 4:16

Esther 4:16 · BSB

“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is ag…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because the law prohibited anyone wearing sackcloth from entering that gate.

4When Esther’s maidens and eunuchs came and told her about Mordecai, the queen was overcome with distress. She sent clothes for Mordecai to wear instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

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