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

11and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials. 12Then Haman added, “And that’s not all! Queen Esther invited only me and the king himself to the banquet she prepared for us. And she has invited me to dine with her and the king again tomorrow!” Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.” 14So Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends suggested, “Set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall, and in the morning ask the king to impale Mordecai on it. When this is done, you can go on your merry way to the banquet with the king.” This pleased Haman, and he ordered the pole set up.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yet all this availethשָׁוָהshâvâh · be likeH7737
• me nothing, so long asעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• I seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Mordecaiמׇרְדֳּכַיmordekay · MordecaiH4782
• the Jewיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• sittingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• at the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for Esther 5:13

• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!
• Job 15:20“The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
• Job 18:4You may tear out your hair in anger, but will that destroy the earth? Will it make the rocks tremble?
• Ecclesiastes 1:2“Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”
• Philippians 4:11Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.

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