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 who were riding the royal horses went forth with the king’s edict without delay. And the law was presented in Susa the citadel as well. 15Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy. For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor. 17Throughout every province and throughout every city where the king’s edict and his law arrived, the Jews experienced happiness and joy, banquets and holidays. Many of the resident peoples pretended to be Jews, because the fear of the Jews had overcome them.

Esther 8:16 word by word

לַיְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אוֹרָ֖ה וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה וְשָׂשֹׂ֖ן וִיקָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• had lightאוֹרָה'ôrâh · lightH219
• and gladnessשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• and joyשָׂשׂוֹןώâώôn ώâώôn · rejoicingH8342
• and honourיְקָרyeqâr · preciousnessH3366

Cross-references for Esther 8:16

• Esther 4:1Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud and bitter voice.
• Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.
• Esther 9:17All of this happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar. They then rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day for banqueting and happiness.
• Psalms 18:28Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. My God illuminates the darkness around me.
• Psalms 97:11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
• Proverbs 11:10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.
• Isaiah 30:29You will sing as you do in the evening when you are celebrating a festival. You will be happy like one who plays a flute as he goes to the mountain of the Lord, the Rock who shelters Israel.
• Isaiah 35:10those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

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