Esther 8:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ The Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ For the Jews it was a day of light, happiness, joy, and honor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ 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,

Esther 8:16 Tagairtí Cros

Esther 4:16

“Go! Gather together all the Jews who are in Shushan and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast in the same way. Afterwards, I will go in to the king, even though it is not according to the law. So if I perish, I perish!”

Esther 9:17

This happened on the thirteenth day of Adar and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and gladness.

Psalm 112:4

Light shines in the darkness for the upright. Gracious, compassionate and just is he.

Psalm 118:27

Adonai is God, and He has given us light. Join the festival with branches, up to the horns of the altar.

Psalm 18:28

For You save lowly people, but haughty eyes You humble.

Psalm 30:12

You turned my mourning into dancing. You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.

Psalm 97:11

Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous do well, a city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph there is great glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.

Isaiah 35:10

The ransomed of Adonai will return and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.