Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed. in every province. Esther 1:1 In the days of Assuerus, who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty seven provinces: Esther 3:12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same mouth: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring, great mourning. 1 Samuel 4:13,14 And when he was come, Heli sat upon a stool over against the way, watching. For his heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when the man was come into the city, he told it: and all the city cried out. . . . 1 Samuel 11:4 The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. Isaiah 22:4,12 Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people. . . . Isaiah 37:1-3 And it came to pass, when king Ezechias had heard it, that he rent his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. . . . weeping. Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 22:13 Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 25:30 And the unprofitable servant, cast ye out into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Isaiah 58:5 Is this such a fast as I have chosen: for a man to afflict his soul for a day? is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and to spread sackcloth and ashes? wilt thou call this a fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord? Daniel 9:3 And I set my face to the Lord, my God, to pray and make supplication with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes. Context Mordecai Appeals to Esther…2And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court. 3And in all provinces, towns, and places, to which the king's cruel edict was come, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, wailing, and weeping, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed.4Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it.… Cross References Esther 4:2 And he came lamenting in this manner even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court. Esther 4:4 Then Esther's maids and her eunuchs went in, and told her. And when she heard it she was in a consternation and she sent a garment, to clothe him, and to take away the sackcloth: but he would not receive it. Esther 4:16 Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger. Esther 9:31 And observe the days of lots, and celebrate them with joy in their proper time: as Mardochai and Esther had appointed, and they undertook them to be observed by themselves and by their seed, fasts, and cries, and the days of lots, Lexicon In everyוּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every province מְדִינָ֣ה (mə·ḏî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region to which מְקוֹם֙ (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition the king’s הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king command דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause and edict וְדָתוֹ֙ (wə·ḏā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1881: A royal edict, statute came, מַגִּ֔יעַ (mag·gî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike there was great גָּדוֹל֙ (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent mourning אֵ֤בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 60: Lamentation among the Jews. לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (lay·yə·hū·ḏîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3064: Jews -- Jewish They fasted, וְצ֥וֹם (wə·ṣō·wm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6685: Fasting, a fast wept, וּבְכִ֖י (ū·ḇə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1065: A weeping, a dripping and lamented, וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד (ū·mis·pêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4553: A lamentation and many לָֽרַבִּֽים׃ (lā·rab·bîm) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: Much, many, great lay יֻצַּ֖ע (yuṣ·ṣa‘) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3331: To strew as a, surface in sackcloth שַׂ֣ק (śaq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8242: A mesh, coarse loose cloth, sacking, a bag and ashes. וָאֵ֔פֶר (wā·’ê·p̄er) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 665: Ashes Additional Translations In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. And in every province where the letters were published, there was crying and lamentation and great mourning on the part of the Jews: they spread for themselves sackcloth and ashes. And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing: many lay in sackcloth and ashes. And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. In every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting: sackcloth and ashes are spread for many. 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