the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Esther 8:16
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and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.
The Yehudim had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
It was a time of happiness, joy, gladness, and honor for the Jewish people.
For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.
For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.
For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation, and honor.
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
And vnto the Iewes was come light and ioy and gladnes, and honour.
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.
and the Jews were no longer afraid. In fact, they were very happy and felt that they had won a victory.
For the Jews, all was light, gladness, joy and honor.
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.
It was an especially happy day for the Jews, a day of great joy and happiness.
The Jews had light and gladness and honor and joy.
For the Jews there was joy and relief, happiness and a sense of victory.
For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.
For the Jews it was light and gladness and joy and honor.
but vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, & ioye & worshippe.
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
And vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, ioy and worship.
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.
The Iewes had light and gladnesse, and ioy and honour.
And the Jews had light and gladness,
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.
Forsothe a newe liyt semede to rise to the Jewis,
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.
The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.
The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.
For the Jews it was a time of joy and happiness and honor.
For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, - and gladness and honour.
But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jews: Esther 4:1-3, Esther 4:16, Psalms 30:5-11
had light: That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them. Esther 9:17, Psalms 18:28, Psalms 97:11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 30:29, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 35:10
Reciprocal: Psalms 34:5 - and were Psalms 118:27 - showed Jeremiah 2:23 - thou art a swift Acts 9:31 - were multiplied
Cross-References
Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
And Noah entered the ark, along with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives, to escape the waters of the flood.
On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons-
"Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives.
So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons' wives.
The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until the people had completed everything the LORD had commanded Joshua to tell them, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried across,
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Jews had light,.... Prosperity, as opposed to the darkness of adversity in which they had been, see Isaiah 8:22, or lightsomeness and cheerfulness of spirit, as explained by the two next words:
and gladness and joy; at the good news of their deliverance, so unexpected by them; thus light is explained by gladness, Psalms 97:11
and honour: among men; from their neighbours, who before were held in contempt, as a people doomed to destruction.