Esther 8:16
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New International Version (©1984)
For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So the Jews were cheerful, happy, joyful, and successful.

King James Bible
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

American King James Version
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

American Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Bible in Basic English
And the Jews had light and joy and honour.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to the Jews a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.

Darby Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.

English Revised Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

World English Bible
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.

Young's Literal Translation
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,

Geneva Study Bible

The Jews had light, and {l} gladness, and joy, and honour.

(l) He showed by the words that follow, what this light was.

Wesley's Notes

8:16 Joy - This explains the former metaphor by two words expressing the same thing, to denote the greatness of the joy. Honour - Instead of that contempt under which they had lain.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

8:15-17 Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignity are made the ornaments of serious piety. When the church prospers, many will join it, who will be shy of it when in trouble. When believers have rest, and walk in the fear of the Lord, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, they will be multiplied. And the attempts of Satan to destroy the church, always tend to increase the number of true Christians.


Psalm 97:11 Light is sown like seed for the righteous And gladness for the upright in heart.
Psalm 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright; He is gracious and compassionate and righteous. (NASB ©1995)

Gladness Happiness Honor Honour Jews Joy Light Time


The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Jews. 4:1-3,16 Ps 30:5-11

had light. That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them.

9:17 Ps 18:28 97:11 Pr 4:18,19 11:10 Isa 30:29,30 35:10

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