Esther 4:2Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

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.

וַיָּב֕וֹא עַ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לָב֛וֹא אֶל־שַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּלְב֥וּשׁ שָֽׂק׃