Esther 6:10 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 6:10

“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”

BSB

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ASV

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

KJV

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Commentary

3 voices

Aphrahat the Persian Sage

DEMONSTRATIONS 21.20 (345)

Mordecai was also persecuted as Jesus was persecuted. Mordecai was persecuted by the wicked Haman; and Jesus was persecuted by the rebellious people. Mordecai by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Haman; and Jesus by his prayer delivered his people from the hands of Satan. Mordecai was delivered from the hands of his persecutor; and Jesus was rescued from the hands of his persecutors.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But how is he thunderstruck when the king bids him not to order all this to be done, but to do it himself to Mordecai the Jew, the very man he hated above all men and whose ruin he was now designing! Now, it is to no purpose to think of moving any thing to the king against Mordecai when he is the man whom the king delights to honour.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Make haste, and take the apparel - and do even so to Mordecai - O mortifying reverse of human fortune! How could Haman bear this? The Targumist might speak according to nature when he said that “Haman besought the king to kill him rather than degrade him so.” How astonishing is the conduct of Divine providence in all this business! From it we plainly see that there is neither counsel nor wisdom against the Lord; and that he who digs a pit for his neighbor, is sure to fall into it himself.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
לְהָמָ֗ן	le.ha.Man	to Haman	H2001 →
מַ֠הֵר	Ma.her	hurry	H4116 →
קַ֣ח	kach	take	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַלְּב֤וּשׁ	ha.le.Vush	the clothing	H3830 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַסּוּס֙	ha.Sus	the horse	H5483 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
דִּבַּ֔רְתָּ	di.Bar.ta	you have said	H1696 →
וַֽעֲשֵׂה־	va.'a.seh-	and do	H6213 →
כֵן֙	khen	so	H3651 →
לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י	le.ma.re.do.Khai	for Mordecai	H4782 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֔י	hai.ye.hu.Di	the Jew	H3064 →
הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב	hai.yo.Shev	who sits	H3427 →
בְּשַׁ֣עַר	be.Sha.'ar	at [the] gate of	H8179 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תַּפֵּ֣ל	ta.Pel	you make fall	H5307 →
דָּבָ֔ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
מִכֹּ֖ל	mi.Kol	from all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃	di.Bar.ta	you have said	H1696 →

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Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
leads to
- Luke 18:14
  I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Matthew 23:12
  For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Proverbs 29:23
  A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- James 4:6
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Through
Revelation 18:7
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow…
leads to
- Isaiah 47:7–9
  You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
- Zephaniah 2:15
  This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by…
Through
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in…
leads to
- James 4:6–7
  But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Esther