Esther 8:16

The Scriptures 2009

For the Yehuḏim there was light and gladness and joy and value.

Cross References

Esther 4:16

“Go, gather all the Yehuḏim who are present in Shushan, and fast for me, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I too, and my young women shall fast in the same way, then I shall go to the sovereign, which is against the law. And if I shall perish, I shall perish!”

Esther 9:17

That was on the thirteenth day of the new moon of Aḏar, and on the fourteenth they rested in it and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Psalm 112:4

Zayin Light has risen in the darkness to the straight ones, Those showing favour, Ḥet The compassionate, And the righteous.

Psalm 118:27

יהוה is Ěl, and He gave us light; Bind the festival offering With cords to the horns of the slaughter-place.

Psalm 18:28

For You Yourself light my lamp; יהוה my Elohim makes my darkness light.

Psalm 30:12

So that esteem might praise You and not be silent. O יהוה my Elohim, I thank You forever.

Psalm 97:11

Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices. And when the wrong perish, there is shouting.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous exult, there is great comeliness; But when the wrong arise, a man is searched for.

Isaiah 35:10

And the ransomed of יהוה shall return and enter Tsiyon with singing, with everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.