This happened on the 13th day of the month Adar. And on the 14th day the Jews rested. The Jews made that day a happy holiday.
Esther 8:16 - Easy To Read Version It was an especially happy day for the Jews. It was a day of great joy and happiness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor. American Standard Version (1901) The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor. Common English Bible For the Jews it was a day of light, happiness, joy, and honor. Catholic Public Domain Version You know my necessity, that I loathe the sign of my exaltation and glory, which is on my head in the days of my exhibition, and that I detest it like a menstruous rag and do not wear it in the days of my silence, English Standard Version 2016 The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor. |
This happened on the 13th day of the month Adar. And on the 14th day the Jews rested. The Jews made that day a happy holiday.
To good people, God is like a light\par shining in the dark.\par God is good and kind and merciful.\par
The Lord is God.\par And he accepts us.\par Tie up the lamb for the sacrifice {\cf2\super [583]} \par \{and carry it\} to the horns of the altar.” {\cf2\super [584]} \par
Lord, you light my lamp.\par My God lights up the darkness around me!\par
Lord, my God, I will praise you forever,\par so there will never be silence,\par and there will always be someone\par singing songs to honor you.\par
When good people are successful, all the city is happy. When evil people are destroyed, people shout with joy.
When good people become leaders, everyone is happy. But when an evil person is elected, all people go and hide.
God will make his people free! And those people will come back to him. The people will be happy when they come into Zion. {\cf2\super [333]} The people will be happy forever. Their happiness will be like a crown on their heads. Their gladness and joy will fill them completely. Sorrow and sadness will be gone far, far away.