For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:15 - Revised Standard Version Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Esther told them to give this answer to Mordecai, American Standard Version (1901) Then Esther bade them return answer unto Mordecai, Common English Bible Esther sent back this word to Mordecai: Catholic Public Domain Version But, as the order continued to progress, the day arrived when Esther, the daughter of Abihail the brother of Mordecai, whom he had adopted as his daughter, was required to go in to the king. She did not seek feminine ornaments, except that whatever Hegai the eunuch and keeper of the virgins chose, he gave her to adorn her. For she was very attractive, and her incredible beauty made her appear gracious and amiable in the eyes of all. English Standard Version 2016 Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, |
For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
“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. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish.”
and told them to seek mercy of the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.