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Esther 4:14 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Esther 4:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Esther chapter 4 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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
Cross-References for Esther 4:14
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“Come near to me, please. They came near. He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.,And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.,וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו גְּשׁוּ־נָא אֵלַי וַיִּגָּשׁוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי יוֹסֵף אֲחִיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־מְכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי מִצְרָיְמָה׃ ,And Joseph said unto his brethren: Come near to me”
“because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.”
“and have compassion on his servants”
“and their righteousness which is of me”
“says Yahweh”
“and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.”
“{Peter's name”
“but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia”
“O Jacob my servant”
“the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai”