Esther 8:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

Cross References

Psalm 97:11

Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.

Psalm 18:28

It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Psalm 112:4

They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.

Esther 9:17

This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness.

Esther 4:16

“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.

Psalm 30:12

so that my soul may praise you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked prevail, people go into hiding.