Verse (Click for Chapter) New Revised Standard Version Then Queen Esther, seized with deadly anxiety, fled to the Lord. Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. Esther 13:17Hear my supplication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee. Esther 13:18 And all Israel with like mind and supplication cried to the Lord, because they saw certain death hanging over their heads. Esther 14:2 And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair. Esther 14:3 And she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, saying: O my Lord, who alone art our king, help me a desolate woman, and who have no other helper but thee. Context Esther 14… 1Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord. 2And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair.… Cross References Esther 13:17 Hear my supplication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee. Esther 13:18 And all Israel with like mind and supplication cried to the Lord, because they saw certain death hanging over their heads. Esther 14:2 And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair. Esther 14:3 And she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, saying: O my Lord, who alone art our king, help me a desolate woman, and who have no other helper but thee. |
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