THEOSISEsther 8:16Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Ps 97 (96):11
- Ps 18 (17):28
- Prov 11:10When it goeth well with the just, the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish, there shall be praise.
- Esth 4:1Now when Mardochai had heard these things, he rent his garments, and put on sackcloth, strewing ashes on his head and he cried with a loud voice in the street in the midst of the city, shewing the anguish of his mind.
- Esth 4:3And 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.
- Ps 30 (29):5
- Ps 30 (29):11
- Ps 112 (111):4