And as news of the king’s decree reached all the provinces, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and wailed, and many people lay in burlap and ashes.

Commentaries

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John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And in every province wherever the king's commandment and
his decree came For destroying the Jews on such a day, in eve…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Mordecai avowed his relation to the Jews. Public calamities, which oppress the church of God, should affect our hearts more than any private afflic…