Esther 4
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Esther 4:1-3

1Now whenH834 MordecaiH4782 knewH3045 all that was done, MordecaiH4782 rent his clothesH899, and putH3847 on sackclothH8242 with ashesH665, and wentH3318 out into the midstH8432 of the cityH5892, and criedH2199 with a loud and a bitterH4751 cryH2199; 2and he cameH935 even before the king’sH4428 gateH8179: for none might enter within the king’sH4428 gateH8179 clothed with sackclothH8242. 3And in every provinceH4082, whithersoever the king’sH4428 commandment and his decree came, there was greatH1419 mourningH60 among the JewsH3064, and fastingH6685, and weepingH1065, and wailingH4553; and manyH7227 lay in sackclothH8242 and ashesH665.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain