Esther 4:16
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”Esther 4:16
What Does Esther 4:16 Mean?
Esther 4:16 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 4, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Esther 4:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 20:24“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.”2 Chronicles 20:3“And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.”Joel 2:12“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:”Matthew 16:25“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.”Luke 9:24“For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”Genesis 18:19“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”Matthew 6:16“Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.”Genesis 43:14“And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”Ezra 8:23“So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.”Esther 5:1“Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.”Proverbs 29:26“Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.”Daniel 9:3“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:”Joshua 24:15“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”2 Samuel 10:12“Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.”Isaiah 58:5“Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?”Jonah 3:4“And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.”Zephaniah 2:1“Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;”Acts 9:9“And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.”2 Samuel 12:16“David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.”Esther 9:31“To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.”
People & Places
Susa
Study Esther 4:16 in the ScriptureVerse app
Every verse in the app has a study sheet with its cross-references (OpenBible.info's 344,799) and commentary, and an AI Bible Teacher that shows the verses behind its answers. Coming to iPhone on February 10, 2027.
Join the waitlist