Esther 4:3 meaning and explanation
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Esther 4:3, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is the narrator of Esther, describing the aftermath of Haman's decree to destroy the Jews throughout the Persian Empire. The command reached every province, and the Jewish communities responded not with revolt but with mourning, fasting and lamentation, many lying in sackcloth and ashes.
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