Esther 8:16

Esther 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.

Context of Esther 8:16

14The couriers mounted on coursers [and] horses of blood went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the fortress. 15And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour. 17And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

Esther 8:16 word by word

לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057

Cross-references for Esther 8:16

• Esther 4:1And 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,
• Psalms 30:5For a moment [is passed] in his anger, a life in his favour; at even weeping cometh for the night, and at morn there is rejoicing.
• Esther 9:17on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
• Psalms 18:28For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
• Psalms 97:11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
• Isaiah 30:29Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a feast is sanctified; and joy of heart, as of one who goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
• Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with singing; and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Commentaries on Esther 8:16

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-17Verses 15-17 Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignity are made the ornaments of serious piety. When the church prospers, many will join it, who will be shy of it when in trouble. When believers have rest, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1715. Mordecai went out ... in royal apparel--He was invested with the khelaat of official honor. A dress of blue and white was held in great estimation among the Persians; so that Mordecai, whom the king delighted to honor, was in fact arrayed in the royal dress and insignia. The variety and the kind of insignia worn by a favorite at once makes known to the people the particular dignity to which he has been raised.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 8:16

• Joy

In the dictionaries

• Light
• Esther, Book of

Commentaries on Esther 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings