1 Kings 21:27

he rent.

Ge 37:34; 2Ki 6:30; 18:37; Jon 3:6

lay in sackcloth.

2Sa 12:17; Job 16:15; Isa 22:12; 58:5-8; Joe 1:13

went softly.

Isa 38:15

Esther 4:1-3

1 The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews.

4 Esther, understanding it, sends to Mordecai, who shews the cause, and advises her to undertake the suit.

10 She excusing herself, is threatened by Mordecai.

15 She appointing a fast, undertakes the suit.

all that.

3:8-13

rent.

2Sa 1:11; Job 1:20; Jon 3:4-9; Ac 14:14

with ashes.

3; Jos 7:6; 2Sa 13:19; Job 2:8; 42:6; Isa 58:5; Eze 27:30; Da 9:3

Jon 3:6; Mt 11:21

and cried.Mordecai gave every demonstration of the most poignant grief. Nor did he hide this from the city; and the Greek says that he uttered these words aloud: [Airetai ethnos meden edikekos,] "A people is going to be destroyed who have done no evil."

Ge 27:34; Isa 15:4; 22:4; Eze 21:6; 27:31; Mic 1:8; Zep 1:14

Re 18:17-19

2

in every province.

1:1; 3:12

great mourning.It cannot reasonably be doubted, that the mournings, fastings, and weepings of the Jews were attended by constant prayers and supplications; though all mention of them, and of the glorious God whom they worshipped, seems to have been studiously avoided.

1Sa 4:13,14; 11:4; Isa 22:4,12; 37:1-3

weeping.

Mt 13:42; 22:13; 25:30

many lay in sackcloth and ashes. Heb. sackcloth and asheswere laid under many.

Isa 58:5; Da 9:3

Job 2:8

took him.

19:14-17; Ps 38:5,7; Lu 16:20,21

he sat.

42:6; 2Sa 13:19; Isa 61:3; Eze 27:30; Jon 3:6; Mt 11:21

Job 30:19

cast me.

9:31; Ps 69:1,2; Jer 38:6

dust.

2:8; 42:6; Ge 18:27

Isaiah 58:5

it such.

2Ch 20:3; Ezr 10:6; Ne 9:1,2; Es 4:3,16; Da 9:3-19; Zec 7:5

a day for a man to afflict his soul. or, to afflict his soulfor a day.

3; Le 16:29

to spread.

1Ki 21:27-29; 2Ki 6:30; Job 2:8; Jon 3:5-8

an acceptable.

49:8; 61:2; Ps 69:13; Lu 4:19; Ro 12:2; 1Pe 2:5

Daniel 9:3

I set.

6:10; Ne 1:4-11; Ps 102:13-17; Jer 29:10-13; 33:3; Eze 36:37

Jas 5:16-18

with.

10:2,3; Ezr 8:21; 9:5; 10:6; Ne 1:4; 9:1; Es 4:1-3,16; Ps 35:13

Ps 69:10,11; Isa 22:12; Joe 1:13; 2:12; Jon 3:6-9; Lu 2:37

Ac 10:30; Jas 4:8-10

Jonah 3:6-10

word.

Jer 13:18

and he arose.

Ps 2:10-12; Jas 1:9,10; 4:6-10

and covered.

Es 4:1-4; Job 2:8; 42:6; Jer 6:26; La 3:29; Da 9:3; Mic 1:10

Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13

caused.

5; 2Ch 20:3; Ezr 8:21; Joe 2:15,16

published. Heb. said. nobles. Heb. great men. herd.

Joe 1:18; Ro 8:20-22

cry.

1:6,14; Ps 130:1,2

let.

Isa 1:16-19; 55:6,7; 58:6; Eze 18:21-24,27,28,30-32; 33:11

Da 4:27; Mt 3:8; Ac 3:19; 26:20

the violence.

Isa 59:6

1:6; 2Sa 12:22; Ps 106:45; Joe 2:13,14; Am 5:15; Lu 15:18-20

God saw.

1Ki 21:27-29; Job 33:27,28; Jer 31:18-20; Lu 11:32; 15:20

and God repented.

4:2; Jer 18:8; Joe 2:13; Am 7:3,6
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