Esther 4:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 manya lay in sackcloth and ashes. ”

Esther 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 4. The Dismay of the Jews. Mordecai Overcomes Esther's Reluctance to Intercede with the King. And now the gloom spreads. At this point, the LXX has a pathetic message from Mordecai to his ni...
Esther 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

commandments word. See note on Esther 1:12 . decree . Imperial decree. Hebrew. dath . See notes on Esther 1:8 ; Esther 2:8 . and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), to empha...
Esther 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Esther 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mordecai's Appeal to Esther to Save her Countrymen 1. When Mordecai perceived] His position at the door of the palace (href='190 2:21'>Est 2:21) would enable him to obtain early intelligence.
Esther 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

QUEEN ESTHER Esther 4:1-5 ; Esther 7:1-4 ; Esther 9:12-13 THE young Jewess who wins the admiration of the Persian king above all the chosen maidens of his realm, and who then delivers her peo...
Esther 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Opportunity for Patriotic Devotion Esther 4:1-17 It seemed as if the whole nation would suddenly be cut off to satisfy the hatred of Haman, and Mordecai knew that he had been the cause of the p...
Esther 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The news of the intended slaughter reached Esther in the royal palace, and she sent to make inquiries. Thus between the extreme need of her people and the king she became a direct link. The custom an...
Esther 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; (2) And...
Esther 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came ,.... For destroying the Jews on such a day, in every place where they were to be found: there was great mourning amo...
Esther 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And many lay in sackcloth and ashes All day long they fasted, and wept, and lamented; and in the night many lay, not in their beds, but in sack or haircloth strewed with ashes.
Esther 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ESTHER AGREES TO INTERCEDE (vv. 1-17) Mordecai of course very soon learned of this satanic plot of Haman against Israel and he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes in token of humilia...
Esther 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Great Mourning among the Jews. B. C. 510. 1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, M...
Esther 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Esther 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 4:1 . Perceived all that was done] Evident that Mordecai knew not only the terms of the public proclamation, but the particulars of the private arrangement between Haman...
Esther 4:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

and many lay Hebrew, sackcloth and ashes were laid under many. ( Isaiah 58:5 ); ( Daniel 9:3 ).
Esther 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 4:8 . He gave him the copy of the writing; for the decree, or dogma, was exposed to the public. Esther 4:11 . One law of his to put him to death. This was an ancient law of the Persian...
Esther 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

And in every province. .. there was great mourning among the Jews. A sentence of death If a sentence of death pronounced by an earthly sovereign produced such grief, such anxiety, such cries of...
Esther 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION MOURNING OF MORDECAI , AND OF THE JEWS GENERALLY , ON HEARING OF THE DECREE ( Esther 4:1-17 Esther 4:1-17 ). Haman had no doubt kept his intentions secret un...
Esther 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Mourning of the Jews
Esther 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 11:4 ; 1 Samuel 4:13 ; 1 Samuel 4:14 ; Daniel 9:3 ; Esther 1:1 ; Esther 3:12 ; Isaiah 22:12 ; Isaiah 22:4 ; Isaiah 37:1-3 ; Isaiah 58:5 ; Matthew 13:42 ; Matthew 22:13 ; Matthew...

Esther 4:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 4:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Esther 4:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Esther 4:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Esther 4:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 4:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Esther 4:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Esther 4:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Esther 4:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Esther 4:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Esther 4:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Esther 4:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 4:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Esther 4:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Esther 4:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Esther 4:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Esther 4:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

Esther 4:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Esther 4:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Esther 4:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Esther 4:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Esther 4:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge