Esther 4:16
present. Heb. found. fast.2Ch 20:3; Isa 22:12; Joe 1:14,15; 2:12-17; Jon 3:4-9eat nor drink.5:1; Mt 12:40; Ac 9:9; 27:33I also.Ge 18:19; Jos 24:15; Ac 10:7if I perish.If I lose my life in the attempt to save my people, I shall lose it cheerfully. I see it is my duty to make the attempt; and, come what will, I am resolved to do it. Ge 43:14; 1Sa 19:5; 2Sa 10:12; Lu 9:24; Ac 20:24; 21:13; Ro 16:4Php 2:30 Esther 8:15
royal apparel.5:1; 6:8,11; Ge 41:42; Mt 6:29; 11:8; Lu 16:19blue. or, violet.1:6and with a great crown.Mordecai was now made the chief minister, or vizier, instead of Haman; and was accordingly invested with the "royal apparel," in conformity to the custom of the East. So we are informed, in the History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, that on the election of a new {sheikh bellet,} or chief of the country, in Egypt, the {pasha} who approves of him invests him with a robe of valuable fur. Perhaps the crown was one of the insignia of the office of vizier. Concerning the blue, fine linen, and purple, see the Notes on Ex 25:4; 39:27. the city.Haman was too proud to be popular: few lamented his fall. 3:15; Pr 29:2 Proverbs 29:2
the righteous.11:10; 28:12,28; Es 8:15; Ps 72:1-7; Isa 32:1,2; Jer 23:5,6Re 11:15in authority. or, increased. when the wicked.Es 3:15; Ec 10:5; Mt 2:3,16
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