le dio el mensaje de Ester a Mardoqueo. Mardoqueo le envió la siguiente respuesta a Ester: «No te creas que por estar en el palacio escaparás cuando todos los demás judíos sean asesinados. Si te quedas callada en un momento como ... Read verse in Nueva Traducción Viviente">
This chapter relates the mourning of Mordecai, and of the Jews in every province, on account of the edict to destroy them, Es 4:1-3, the information Esther had of it, and what passed between her and Mordecai, through Hatach, a chamberlain, by whom he put her upon making a request to the king in their favour, Es 4:4-8, to which she at first objected, because of a law in Persia which forbids any to come to the king unless called, Es 4:9-12, but being pressed to it by Mordecai, she agreed, and ordered a general fast among the Jews, Es 4:13-17.