Esther 5:13

Esther 5:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
• New International Version (NIV)But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

Context of Esther 5:13

11Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king. 12Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one but me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king. Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” 14Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows fifty cubits high made and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

Esther 5:13 word by word

וְכָל־זֶ֕ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁוֶ֖ה לִ֑י בְּכָל־עֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֔י יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• Yet allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• does not satisfyשָׁוָהshâvâh · be likeH7737
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• I seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• the Jewיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for Esther 5:13

• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab came into his house sullen and vexed because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned away his face and ate no food.
• Job 15:20The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, And numbered are the years stored up for the ruthless.
• Job 18:4O you who tear yourself in your anger-- For your sake is the earth to be abandoned, Or the rock to be moved from its place?
• Ecclesiastes 1:2“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
• Philippians 4:11Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

Commentaries on Esther 5:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Yet all this availeth me nothing - Pride will ever render its possessor unhappy. He has such a high opinion of his own worth, that he conceives himself defrauded by every one who does not pay him all the respect and homage which he conceives to be his due. The soul was made for God, and nothing but God can fill it and make it happy. Angels could not be happy in glory, when they had cast off their allegiance to their Maker. As soon as his heart had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 This account of Haman is a comment upon Pr 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and the more enraged at it. The affront from Mordecai spoiled all. A slight affront, which a humble man would scarcely notice, will torment a proud man, even to madness, and will mar all his comforts. Those disposed to be uneasy, will never want something to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14This short pause highlights how deeply Haman hates Mordecai.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-141. Esther put on her royal apparel--It was not only natural, but, on such occasions, highly proper and expedient, that the queen should decorate herself in a style becoming her exalted station. On ordinary occasions she might reasonably set off her charms to as much advantage as possible; but, on the present occasion, as she was desirous to secure the favor of one who sustained the twofold character of her husband and her sovereign, public as well as…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 5:13

• Ambition
• Envy
• Happiness
• Malice
• Pride
• Zeresh

In the dictionaries

• Mordecai
• Banquet
• Avail
• Esther, the Rest of
• Faint

Commentaries on Esther 5

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings