Esther 8:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Esther 8:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Esther 8:6 is a verse from the book of Esther in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my ki..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Esther 8:6 — KJV
“For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? endure...: Heb. be able that I may see”
— Esther 8:6 (KJV)
Esther 8:6 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 8:6
“For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. come...: Heb. find my father”
Shares key themes with Esther 8:6: how, see, evil
“And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; pleased...: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc”
Shares key themes with Esther 8:6: can, see, evil
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. according...: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children”
Shares key themes with Esther 8:6: endure, come, heb
“And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. multitude: Heb. fulness”
Shares key themes with Esther 8:6: see, come, people
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with Esther 8:6: see, come, heb
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