Esther 8:16
Esther · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.”Esther 8:16
What Does Esther 8:16 Mean?
Esther 8:16 is found in the book of Esther, chapter 8, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Joy.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Esther 8:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 34:5“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.”Psalms 97:11“Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.”Psalms 118:27“God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.”Proverbs 11:10“When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.”Psalms 18:28“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.”Esther 4:1“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;”Psalms 30:5“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”Esther 9:17“On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”Isaiah 35:10“And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”Esther 4:16“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.”Psalms 112:4“Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.”Isaiah 30:29“Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.”Acts 9:31“Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.”Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”Jeremiah 2:23“How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;”
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