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, hastened and impelled by the king’s command, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the decree was given out at the citadel in Susa. 15Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor. 17In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

Esther 8:16 word by word

לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• For the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• lightאוֹרָה'ôrâh · lightH219
• and gladnessשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• and joyשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• and honorיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366

Cross-references for Esther 8:16

• Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.
• Psalms 30:5For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
• Esther 9:17This was done on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.
• Psalms 18:28For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
• Psalms 97:11Light is sown like seed for the righteous And gladness for the upright in heart.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
• Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
• Isaiah 30:29You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival, And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute, To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
• Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the Lord will return And come with joyful shouting to Zion, With everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will 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