Esther 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 4:16 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 4:16 — KJV
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. present: Heb. found”
— Esther 4:16 (KJV)
Esther 4:16 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 4:16
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:16: neither, eat, nor
“And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:16: present, shushan, eat
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:16: neither, eat, nor
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:16: neither, eat, nor
“And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:16: present, neither, days
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