Esther 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;”
Esther 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Esther 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Esther 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now when Mordecai found out all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, and wailed loudly and bitterly.”
Esther 4:1 — World English Bible
Esther 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; ”
Esther 4:1 — American Standard Version
Esther 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth--a cry loud and bitter,”
Esther 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Esther 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry, ”
Esther 4:1 — Darby Translation
Esther 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now when Mordecai perceiued all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackecloth and ashes, and went out into the middes of the citie, and cryed with a great crye, and a bitter.”
Esther 4:1 — Geneva Bible
Esther 4:1 in Context — Esther 4
1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.
3 And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
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What Does Esther 4:1 Mean?
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