Bible Cross References
Jews
Esther 4:1-3
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When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes in anguish. Then he dressed in sackcloth, covered his head with ashes, and walked through the city, wailing loudly and bitterly,
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until he came to the entrance of the palace. He did not go in because no one wearing sackcloth was allowed inside.
3
Throughout all the provinces, wherever the king's proclamation was made known, there was loud mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, wailed, and most of them put on sackcloth and lay in ashes.
Esther 4:16-3
Psalm 30:5-11
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His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
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I felt secure and said to myself, "I will never be defeated."
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You were good to me, LORD; you protected me like a mountain fortress. But then you hid yourself from me, and I was afraid.
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I called to you, LORD; I begged for your help:
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"What will you gain from my death? What profit from my going to the grave? Are dead people able to praise you? Can they proclaim your unfailing goodness?
10
Hear me, LORD, and be merciful! Help me, LORD!"
11
You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
had light
Esther 9:17
This was on the thirteenth day of Adar. On the next day, the fourteenth, there was no more killing, and they made it a joyful day of feasting.
Psalm 18:28
O LORD, you give me light; you dispel my darkness.
Psalm 97:11
Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good.
Proverbs 4:18
The road the righteous travel is like the sunrise, getting brighter and brighter until daylight has come.
Proverbs 4:19
The road of the wicked, however, is dark as night. They fall, but cannot see what they have stumbled over.
Proverbs 11:10
A city is happy when honest people have good fortune, and there are joyful shouts when the wicked die.
Isaiah 30:29
But you, God's people, will be happy and sing as you do on the night of a sacred festival. You will be as happy as those who walk to the music of flutes on their way to the Temple of the LORD, the defender of Israel.
Isaiah 30:30
The LORD will let everyone hear his majestic voice and feel the force of his anger. There will be flames, cloudbursts, hailstones, and torrents of rain.
Isaiah 35:10
They will reach Jerusalem with gladness, singing and shouting for joy. They will be happy forever, forever free from sorrow and grief.