Esther 8:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

For how

The evil

Esther 7:4

Nehemiah 2:3

Bible References

For how

After all, how can I go back to my father if the young man doesn't accompany me? I'm afraid of what might happen to my father."

"My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the aching of my heart! My heart pounds within me; I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm for war.

"Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears, for then I would cry day and night for those of my people who have been killed.

When he came closer and saw the city, he began to grieve over it:

I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart,

Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God about the Jews is that they would be saved.

The evil

Indeed, I and my people have been sold to be annihilated, killed, and destroyed. If we had just been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because the trouble wouldn't have been sufficient to bother the king."

Then I was filled with fear. I replied to the king, "May the king live forever. Why shouldn't I be troubled, since the city where my ancestral sepulchers are located lies waste, with its gates burned by fire?"