Esther 8:17
15 Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
16 For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.
In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
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- BSB
- In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
- KJV
- And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
- WEB
- In every province and in every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.
- ASV
- And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king`s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.
- DARBY
- And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
- BLB
- And in every province and province, and in every city and city, the place to which the word of the king and his law reached, [there was] joy and gladness for the Jews, a feast and a good day, and many from the people of the land were making themselves Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
- ÅB
- og i hvert eneste landskap og i hver eneste by, overalt hvor kongens ord og befaling nådde fram, ble det glede og fryd blant jødene med gjestebud og høytid; og mange av folkene i landet ble jøder, for frykt for jødene var falt på dem.
- OTB
- I hver provins og by hvor kongens befaling og dekret nådde, var det glede og fryd blant jødene, med festing og feiring. Mange mennesker av andre nasjonaliteter ble jøder fordi frykten for jødene hadde falt over dem.
- B1930
- og i hvert eneste landskap og i hver eneste by, overalt hvor kongens ord og befaling nådde frem, blev det glede og fryd blandt jødene med gjestebud og høitid; og mange av folkene i landet blev jøder, for frykt for jødene var falt på dem.
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 11:25
No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
Read in contextEsther 9:19
This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.
Read in context1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
Read in contextEsther 9:2
In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
Read in contextPsalms 18:43
You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Read in contextZechariah 8:20–23
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
Read in contextEsther 9:22
as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.
Read in contextGenesis 35:5
As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
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