Esther 4:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 4:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 4:17 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. went...: Heb. passed" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 4:17 — KJV
“So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. went...: Heb. passed”
— Esther 4:17 (KJV)
Esther 4:17 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 4:17
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:17: way, according, commanded
“So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. Job: Heb. the face of Job”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:17: went, according, commanded
“So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. chamberlains: Heb. eunuchs”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:17: mordecai, way, esther
“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 4:17: mordecai, went, according
“To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. themselves: Heb. their souls”
Shares key themes with Esther 4:17: mordecai, according, esther
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