Verse 16

For the Jews, there was light and joy, gladness, and honor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 97:11 : 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
  • Prov 11:10 : 10 When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.
  • Esth 4:1-3 : 1 When Mordecai learned about everything that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. 2 He went as far as the king’s gate, but no one was allowed to enter the king's gate wearing sackcloth. 3 In every province where the king’s command and decree had reached, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping, and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
  • Ps 30:5-9 : 5 Sing praises to the LORD, you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name. 6 For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. 7 As for me, I said in my prosperity, 'I will never be shaken.' 8 O LORD, by Your favor, You made my mountain stand strong; but when You hid Your face, I was terrified. 9 To You, O LORD, I call; to the Lord I plead for mercy: 10 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness? 11 Hear me, O LORD, and be merciful to me; O LORD, be my helper.
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
  • Esth 9:17 : 17 This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day, they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy.
  • Ps 18:28 : 28 You save a humble people, but You bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
  • Isa 30:29-30 : 29 You will sing as on the night of a sacred festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. 30 The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
  • Isa 35:10 : 10 The redeemed of the Lord will return and come to Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will crown their heads; they will obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
  • Ps 112:4 : 4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.