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Then Esther said in reply to Mordecai,
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"Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will also fast as you do. After that I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."
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Mordecai then went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.
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Then Mordecai prayed to the Lord, calling to remembrance all the works of the Lord.
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e said, "O Lord, Lord, you rule as King over all things, for the universe is in your power and there is no one who can oppose you when it is your will to save Israel,