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以斯帖記 4:1

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1 末 底 改 知 道 所 做 的 這 一 切 事 , 就 撕 裂 衣 服 , 穿 麻 衣 , 蒙 灰 塵 , 在 城 中 行 走 , 痛 哭 哀 號 。

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以斯帖記 4:1 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai perceived all that was done
By the king, at the instigation of Haman, against the Jews; which he came to the knowledge of, either by some of the conflicts or by common fame, or on the sight of the edicts which were published in Shushan; though the Jews think it was made known to him in a supernatural way, either by Elijah, as the former Targum F24, or by the Holy Ghost, as the latter:

Mordecai rent his clothes:
both behind and before, according to the same Targum; and this was a custom used in mourning, not only with the Jews, but with the Persians also, as Herodotus F25 relates:

and put on sackcloth with ashes;
upon his head, as the former Targum; which was usual in mourning, even both; ( Job 2:12 ) ( Daniel 9:3 )

and went out into the midst of the city;
not Elam the province, as Aben Ezra, but the city Shushan:

and cried with a loud and bitter cry;
that all the Jews in the city might be alarmed by it, and inquire the reason of it, and be affected with it; and a clamorous mournful noise was used among the Persians, as well as others, on sad occasions F26.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 So Midrash Esther, fol. 94. 1.
F25 Thalia, sive, l. 3. c. ----. Urania, sive, l. 8. c. 99.
F26 Calliope, sive, l. 9. c. 24.
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以斯帖記 4:1 In-Context

1 末 底 改 知 道 所 做 的 這 一 切 事 , 就 撕 裂 衣 服 , 穿 麻 衣 , 蒙 灰 塵 , 在 城 中 行 走 , 痛 哭 哀 號 。
2 到 了 朝 門 前 停 住 腳 步 , 因 為 穿 麻 衣 的 不 可 進 朝 門 。
3 王 的 諭 旨 所 到 的 各 省 各 處 , 猶 大 人 大 大 悲 哀 , 禁 食 哭 泣 哀 號 , 穿 麻 衣 躺 在 灰 中 的 甚 多 。
4 王 后 以 斯 帖 的 宮 女 和 太 監 來 把 這 事 告 訴 以 斯 帖 , 他 甚 是 憂 愁 , 就 送 衣 服 給 末 底 改 穿 , 要 他 脫 下 麻 衣 , 他 卻 不 受 。
5 以 斯 帖 就 把 王 所 派 伺 候 他 的 一 個 太 監 , 名 叫 哈 他 革 召 來 , 吩 咐 他 去 見 末 底 改 , 要 知 道 這 是 甚 麼 事 , 是 甚 麼 緣 故 。
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