I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why shouldn't my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?"
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TSK · Esther 4:8
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A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?"
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
The king's heart is in Yahweh's hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;