Esther 4:1

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth — a cry loud and bitter,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

In Context

2and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:34And Jacob rendeth his raiment, and putteth sackcloth on his loins, and becometh a mourner for his son many days,

2 Samuel 1:11And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who [are] with him,

Esther 3:8And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, 'There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws [are] diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

Job 1:20And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,

Job 42:6Therefore do I loathe [it], And I have repented on dust and ashes.

Isaiah 22:4Therefore I said, 'Look ye from me, I am bitter in my weeping, Haste not to comfort me, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.'

Matthew Henry on Esther 4:1

We left God's Isaac bound upon the altar and ready to be sacrificed, and the enemies triumphing in the prospect of it; but things here begin to work towards a deliverance, and they begin at the right end. I. The Jews' friends lay to heart the danger and lament it, ver. 1-4 . II. Matters are concerted between Mordecai and Esther for the preventing of it. 1. Esther enquires into this case, and receives a particular account of it, ver. 5-7 . 2. Mordecai urges her to intercede with the king for a revocation of the… Read the whole commentary →

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