Esther 3:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 3:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 3:14 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 3:14 — KJV
“The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.”
— Esther 3:14 (KJV)
Esther 3:14 in Context — About the Book of Esther
Esther never mentions God's name, yet His providence saturates every scene. A Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia just in time to stop a genocide, risking her life with the words: if I perish, I perish. It is the book for anyone positioned by God for such a time as this.
Cross-References for Esther 3:14
“The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. published: Heb. revealed”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:14: copy, writing, commandment
“For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. that it...: Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:14: writing, every, province
“Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. scribes: or, secretaries”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:14: writing, every, province
“Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:14: copy, writing, given
“Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.”
Shares key themes with Esther 3:14: writing, every, province
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