Esther 8:17

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
province	מְדִינָ֨ה me.di.Nah	H4082	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
city	עִ֣יר 'ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
whithersoever	מְקוֹם֙ me.kOm	H4725	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
king’s	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commandment	דְּבַר de.var-	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular construct
decree	וְדָתוֹ֙ ve.da.To	H1881	a royal edict or statute · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
came	מַגִּ֔יעַ ma.Gi.a'	H5060	properly · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
Jews	לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים lai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · preposition with the article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
joy	שִׂמְחָ֤ה sim.Chah	H8057	blithesomeness or glee · noun, common feminine singular absolute
gladness	וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ ve.sa.sOn	H8342	cheerfulness · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
feast	מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה mish.Teh	H4960	drink · noun, common masculine singular absolute
good	ט֑וֹב Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
day	וְי֣וֹם ve.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
many	וְרַבִּ֞ים ve.ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · conjunction + adjective, masculine plural absolute
people	מֵֽעַמֵּ֤י me.'a.Mei	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jews	מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔ים mit.ya.ha.Dim	H3054	to Judaize · verb, hithpael active participle, masculine plural absolute
fear	פַּֽחַד pa.chad-	H6343	a (sudden) alarm (properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jews	הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
fell	נָפַ֥ל na.Fal	H5307	to fall · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 11:25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that…
Esther 9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasti…
1 Samuel 25:8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray t…
Esther 9:2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought thei…
Psalms 18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall…
Zechariah 8:20-23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Genesis 35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Exodus 15:16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, til…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:15–end

It was but a few days ago that we had Mordecai in sackcloth and all the Jews in sorrow; but here is a blessed change, Mordecai in purple and all the Jews in joy. See Psa 30:5, Psa 30:11, Psa 30:12. 1. Mordecai in purple, Est 8:15. Having obtained an order for the relief of all the Jews, he was easy, he parted with his mourning weeds, and put on the royal apparel, which either belonged to his place or which the king appointed him as a favourite. His robes were rich, blue and white, of fine linen and purple; so was his coronet: it was of gold. These are things not worth taking notice of, but as they were marks of the king's favour, and that the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:15

MORDECAI'S HONORS, AND THE JEWS' JOY. (Est 8:15-17) Mordecai went out . . . in royal apparel--He was invested with the khelaat of official honor. A dress of blue and white was held in great estimation among the Persians; so that Mordecai, whom the king delighted to honor, was in fact arrayed in the royal dress and insignia. The variety and the kind of insignia worn by a favorite at once makes known to the people the particular dignity to which he has been raised. Next: Esther Chapter 9

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:17

Many - became Jews; for - fear - These were a species of converts not likely to bring much honor to true religion: but the sacred historian states the simple fact. They did profess Judaism for fear of the Jews, whether they continued steady in that faith or not. It is only the Gospel which will not admit of coercion for the propagation and establishment of its doctrines. It is a spiritual system, and can be propagated only by spiritual influence. As it proclaims holiness of heart and life, which nothing but the Spirit of God can produce, so it is the Spirit of God alone that can persuade the understanding and change the heart. If the kingdom of Christ were of this world, then would his serva…

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John Gill

The Church Fathers

Thanks to the strength, wisdom and constancy of the holy martyrs—and to the virtue of Christ which shines among them—many among the Gentiles and the enemies of the church abandoned their idolatry and their pagan superstitions and were converted to the Christian faith because it does not hide the suffering of the saints and the triumphs of the martyrs from those it encounters. And therefore, through God's mercy, the number of the faithful increases daily and the flocks of the church are filled. The power of the Christian name causes terror among infidels and joy among believers the world over. The psalmist also wrote about this: "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him."
— Rabanus Maurus, EXPLANATION ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER 12

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Dictionary and topics

Proselyte — Is used in the LXX. for “stranger” (1 Chr. 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (Ex. 12:48; 20:10; 22:21), and in the New Testament for a convert to Judaism. There were such…
Day · A time of festivity called a: Good day — A time of festivity called a: Good day
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: National deliverance — Given on occasions of: National deliverance
Feasts · .National — .National
Proselytes · Described — Described

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Esther 8:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:15

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:17

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Esther 8:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Esther 8:15

Adam Clarke on Esther 8:17

John Gill

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Esther 8:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 8:17

Rashi on Esther 8:17