Esther 8:16
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New International Version (©2011)
For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

International Standard Version (©2012)
For the Jewish people, there was light and joy, gladness and honor.

NET Bible (©2006)
For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So the Jews were cheerful, happy, joyful, and successful.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

American King James Version
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

American Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.

Darby Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.

English Revised Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

World English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.

Young's Literal Translation
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:15-17 Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignity are made the ornaments of serious piety. When the church prospers, many will join it, who will be shy of it when in trouble. When believers have rest, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And the attempts of Satan to destroy the church, always tend to increase the number of true Christians.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 16. - The Jews had light. A metaphor for "happiness" (comp. Isaiah 58:8).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Jews had light,.... Prosperity, as opposed to the darkness of adversity in which they had been, see Isaiah 8:22, or lightsomeness and cheerfulness of spirit, as explained by the two next words:

and gladness and joy; at the good news of their deliverance, so unexpected by them; thus light is explained by gladness, Psalm 97:11

and honour: among men; from their neighbours, who before were held in contempt, as a people doomed to destruction.

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Xerxes' Decree
…15And 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. 16The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor. 17And in every province, and in every city, wherever 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 the fear of the Jews fell on them.

Psalm 97:11 Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
Psalm 112:4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Psalm 118:27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine on us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.