Esther 5:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.””
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“Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 5:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
- Esther 5:9That day Haman went out full of joy and glad of heart. At the king’s gate, however, he saw Mordecai, who did not rise or tremble in fear at his presence. And Haman was filled with rage toward Mordecai.
- Job 15:20A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
- Job 18:4You who tear yourself in anger— should the earth be forsaken on your account, or the rocks be moved from their place?
- Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Ecclesiastes 1:2“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher, “futility of futilities! Everything is futile!”
- Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
- Philippians 4:11I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
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