Esther 4:2 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. And is Death included in this prohibition? Have you given orders to your porters and guards to stop this visitor at the gate, and to say to him, "Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further"? Or will they be able to persuade him, and his train of ghastly attendants, gout, fever, consumption, and other diseases, to lay aside their sable dress, together with their darts and spears and scorpions? (T. McCrie.) Parallel Verses KJV: And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. |
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