Esther 8:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For how could I bear to see the disaster that would come on my people?  How could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives? ’

Cross References

Esther 7:4

For my people and I have been sold  to destruction, death, and annihilation.  If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves,  I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.’

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God concerning them  is for their salvation.

Jeremiah 9:1

If my head were a flowing spring, my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night over the slain of my dear   people.

Jeremiah 4:19

My anguish, my anguish!  I writhe in agony! Oh, the pain in   my heart! My heart pounds; I cannot be silent. For you, my soul, have heard the sound of the ram’s horn – the shout of battle.

Esther 9:1

The king’s command and law  went into effect on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month,  the month Adar. On the day when the Jews’ enemies  had hoped to overpower them, just the opposite happened. The Jews overpowered those who hated them.

Nehemiah 2:3

and replied to the king, ‘May the king live for ever! Why should I  not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire? ’

Genesis 44:34

For how can I go back to my father without the boy? I could not bear to see the grief that would overwhelm my father.’