Esther 7:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 7:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 7:4 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 7:4 — KJV
“For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. to be destroyed...: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish”
— Esther 7:4 (KJV)
Esther 7:4 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 7:4
“The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. for...: Heb. which thou wouldest do”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:4: destroyed, perish, heb
“And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. which...: Heb. and who multiplied our slain”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:4: people, slain, enemy
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. slain: Heb. destroyed”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:4: destroyed, slain, king
“And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. destroyed: Heb. broken”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:4: people, destroyed, could
“And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. at the...: Heb. in the revolution of the year Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with Esther 7:4: people, destroyed, king
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