Esther 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Esther 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Esther 4:3 — World English Bible
Esther 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Esther 4:3 — American Standard Version
Esther 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Esther 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Esther 4:3 — Darby Translation
Esther 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And in euery prouince, and place, whither the Kings charge and his commission came, there was great sorowe among the Iewes, and fasting, and weeping and mourning, and many laye in sackecloth and in ashes.”
Esther 4:3 — Geneva Bible
Esther 4:3 in Context — Esther 4
1 Quando Mardoqueu soube de tudo quanto havia acontecido, Mordecai rasgou suas vestes, e vestiu-se de saco e de cinza, e saiu andando por meio da cidade, clamando com grande e amargo clamor.
2 E chegou até diante da porta do rei, porque ninguém vestido de saco podia entrar pela porta do rei.
3 E em toda província e lugar onde a palavra do rei e seu decreto chegava, havia entre os judeus grande luto, jejum, choro, e lamentação; e muitos se deitaram em sacos e cinza.
4 Então as virgens de Ester e seus eunucos vieram e a informaram; então a rainha teve grande dor, e enviou roupas para vestir a Mardoqueu, e tirar o saco que estava sobre ele; porém ele não as aceitou.
5 Então Ester chamou a Hatá, um dos eunucos do rei, que ele tinha posto para a servir, e o mandou a Mardoqueu, para saber o que era aquilo, e por quê.
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What Does Esther 4:3 Mean?
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