Esther 5:13

Yet, all this, sufficeth me not,—so long as, I, see Mordecai the Jew, sitting in the gate of the king.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

In Context

12And Haman said, Moreover Esther the queen did bring in no one with the king into the banquet which she had prepared, saving myself,—yea moreover, even for to-morrow, I, am invited unto her, with the king.

14Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let them make ready a gallows, of the height of fifty cubits, and, in the morning, speak thou unto the king, that they hang Mordecai thereon, then go with the king into the banquet joyfully. And the thing seemed good before Haman, and he made ready the gallows.

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:4So Ahab came into his house, sullen and disturbed, because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken unto him, that he should have said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. So he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and did eat no food.

Job 15:20All the days of the lawless man, he, doth writhe with pain, and, the number of years, is hidden from the tyrant;

Psalms 37:12Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth.

Ecclesiastes 1:14I saw all the works which were done under the sun,—and lo! all, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Matthew Henry on Esther 5:10-14

Haman's Joy and Chagrin; Haman's Mediated Revenge. ( b. c. 510.) 9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted… Read the whole commentary →

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