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Esther 4:14 Cross-References

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For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? enlargement: Heb. respiration

Esther 4:14 (KJV)

Commentary on Esther 4:14

Mordecai's warning opens with a conditional threat: "For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time" (ki im-hachareish tacharishi ba'et hazot, כִּי אִם־הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישִׁי בָּעֵת הַזֹּאת). The Hebrew uses an emphatic construction with the infinitive absolute (hachareish tacharishi) meaning "keeping silence you keep silence"—deliberate, stubborn refusal to act. The phrase "at this time" emphasizes the critical nature of the moment. Esther's silence would not be mere neutrality but culpable failure to act when action was required.The phrase "then shall there enlargement and deliverance ...

Source: KJV Study Commentary

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