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Then Esther told them to reply to Mor'decai,
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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. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."
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Mor'decai 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. He said:
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"O Lord, Lord, King who rulest over all things, for the universe is in thy power and there is no one who can oppose thee if it is thy will to save Israel.