Parallel Verses King James Version As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. Darby Bible Translation as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. World English Bible as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy. Young's Literal Translation as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy. Esther 9:22 Parallel Commentary Geneva Study BibleAs the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of {m} sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. (m) He sets before our eyes the use of this feast which was for the remembrance of God's deliverance, the maintenance of mutual friendship and relief of the poor.Esther 9:22 Parallel Commentaries Library Some Miscellaneous Matters Respecting the Face of the Land. I. Let us begin with that canon concerning reading the Book of Esther in the feast of Purim. "Towns that were begirt with walls from the days of Joshua read it on the fifteenth day" of the month Adar: "Villages and great cities read it the fourteenth day": "Unless that the villages anticipate it, to the day of the congregation." You see a threefold distinction of cities and towns: 1. Fortifications, or towns girt with walls from the days of Joshua. But whence shall we know them? They are those which … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Place of Jesus in the History of the World. In the Days of Queen Esther Cross References Revelation 11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 1 Samuel 25:8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. Nehemiah 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. Esther 9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. Esther 9:21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, Esther 9:23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; Psalm 30:11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; Jump to Previous Enemies Feasting Food Gifts Gladness Good Jews Joy Month Mourning Needy Poor Portions Presents Rest Rested Rid Sending Sorrow Turned WhereinJump to Next Enemies Feasting Food Gifts Gladness Good Jews Joy Month Mourning Needy Poor Portions Presents Rest Rested Rid Sending Sorrow Turned WhereinLinks Esther 9:22 NIVEsther 9:22 NLT Esther 9:22 ESV Esther 9:22 NASB Esther 9:22 KJV Esther 9:22 Bible Apps Esther 9:22 Biblia Paralela Esther 9:22 Chinese Bible Esther 9:22 French Bible Esther 9:22 German Bible Esther 9:22 Commentaries Bible Hub |