And in every province whithersoever the king's commandment
and
his decree came
For destroying the Jews on such a day, in every place where they
were to be found:
there was great mourning among the Jews, and weeping, and
wailing;
which continued all day:
and many lay in sackcloth and ashes:
all night; made use of no other bed to lie on, nor clothes to
cover them with.
