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For Mor'decai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasu-e'rus, and he was great among the Jews and popular with the multitude of his brethren, for he sought the welfare of his people and spoke peace to all his people.
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And Mordecai said, "These things have come from God.
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For I remember the dream that I had concerning these matters, and none of them has failed to be fulfilled.
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The tiny spring which became a river, and there was light and the sun and abundant water -- the river is Esther, whom the king married and made queen.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.