Esther 8:16

to the Jews has been light, and gladness, and joy, and honor,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

In Context

15And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan has rejoiced and been glad;

17and in each and every province, and in each and every city, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, gladness and joy [are] to the Jews, a banquet, and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land are becoming Jews, for a fear of the Jews has fallen on them.

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Cross References

Esther 4:1And Mordecai has known all that has been done, and Mordecai tears his garments, and puts on sackcloth and ashes, and goes forth into the midst of the city and cries—a cry loud and bitter,

Esther 9:17on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, even to rest on the fourteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy.

Psalms 30:5For—a moment [is] in His anger, || Life [is] in His goodwill, || At evening remains weeping, and at morning singing.

Psalms 97:11Light [is] sown for the righteous, || And joy for the upright of heart.

Proverbs 4:18And the path of the righteous [is] as a shining light, || Going and brightening until the day is established,

Proverbs 28:12In the exulting of the righteous the glory [is] abundant, || And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:16-17

The Joy of the Jews. ( b. c. 510.) 15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for… Read the whole commentary →

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