Esther 7:4

“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.”

"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." - Esther 7:4
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What does Esther 7:4 mean?

The book of Esther, is a book in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, that tells the story of Esther, a Jewish woman who becomes queen of Persia and who, with the support of her cousin Mordecai, thwarted a plot to exterminate the Jewish people. The book is set in…

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The Courage of Esther: Standing in the Gap for Her People

The book of Esther is one of the most compelling narratives found in the Bible, filled with drama, tension, and profound faith. It presents a unique perspective on the plight of the Jewish people during a time when their very existence was threatened. In Esther 7:4, we encounter…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Courage

O Lord God Almighty, the Creator of heaven and of earth, we come before You with heavy hearts and earnest souls, seeking Your divine intervention in our times of distress. We, like Esther, find ourselves in challenging circumstances, feeling the weight of injustice and the…

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Esther 7:4 - "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."
Esther 8:4 - "Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,"
Esther 5:7 - "Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;"
Esther 7:1 - "So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen."
Esther 4:15 - "¶ Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,"
Esther 4:9 - "And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai."
Esther 4:7 - "And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them."
Esther 4:10 - "¶ Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;"
Esther 7:6 - "And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen."
Esther 4:17 - "So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him."
Esther 7:2 - "And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom."
Esther 8:4
Esther 7:7 - "¶ And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king."
Esther 9:7 - "And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,"
"So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen." - Esther 7:1
Esther 4:12 - "And they told to Mordecai Esther's words."
Esther 8:7 - "¶ Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews."
"And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai." - Esther 4:9
"¶ Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer," - Esther 4:15
"Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;" - Esther 5:7
Esther 4:13 - "Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews."
Esther 7:5 - "¶ Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?"
Esther 5:4 - "And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him."
"Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king," - Esther 8:4
Esther 4:5 - "Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was."
"And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha," - Esther 9:7
"¶ Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;" - Esther 4:10
"And they told to Mordecai Esther's words." - Esther 4:12
Esther 6:7 - "And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,"