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"Go and gather all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die."
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Mordecai then left and did everything that Esther had told him to do.
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Mordecai prayed to the Lord, calling to mind what the Lord had done in the past:
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"O Lord, you are the Lord and King of all creation, and everything obeys your commands. If you wish to save Israel, no one can stop you.
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You made heaven and earth and all the wonderful things on earth.
Footnotes 1
[a].
[Chapter C 1-30 corresponds to chapters 13.8--14.19 in a number of English translations.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.