Cross Reference ESTHER 3:15 THE POSTS WENT OUT BEING HASTENED BY THE KING'S COMMANDMENT AND THE DECREE WAS GIVEN IN SHUSHAN THE PALACE AND THE KING AND HAMAN SAT DOWN TO DRINK BUT THE CITY SHUSHAN WAS PERPLEXED

{Esther 3:15} The posts 7323 z8801 went out, 3318 z8804 being hastened 1765 z8803 by the king's 4428 commandment, 1697 and the decree 1881 was given 5414 z8738 in Shushan 7800 the palace. 1002 And the king 4428 and Haman 2001 sat down 3427 z8804 to drink; 8354 z8800 but the city 5892 Shushan 7800 was perplexed. 943 z8737

hastened:
"For¹ their feetª runª ° to evil,ª and make hasteª ° to shedª ° blood.ª" {Prv 1:16} + "For¹ they sleepª ° not,¹ except¹ ¹ they have done mischief;ª ° and their sleepª is taken away,ª ° unless¹ ¹ they cause [some] to fall.ª °°°" {Prv 4:16}

sat down:
"In the dayª of our kingª the princesª have made [him] sickª ° with bottlesª of wine;ª ¹ he stretched outª ° his handª with¹ scorners.ª °" {Hsa 7:5} + "That drinkª ° wineª in bowls,ª and anointª ° themselves with the chiefª ointments:ª but they are not¹ grievedª ° for¹ the afflictionª of Joseph.ª" {Ams 6:6} + "Verily,ª verily,ª I sayª ° unto you,ª Thatª yeª shall weepª ° andª lament,ª ° butª the¹ worldª shall rejoice:ª ° andª yeª shall be sorrowful,ª ° butª yourª sorrowª shall be turnedª ° intoª joy.ª" {Jhn 16:20} + "Andª they that dwellª ° uponª the¹ earthª shall rejoiceª ° overª them,ª andª make merry,ª ° andª shall sendª ° giftsª one to another;ª becauseª theseª twoª prophetsª tormentedª ° them that dweltª ° onª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 11:10}

the city:
"Go,² °¹ gather togetherª °¹ all¹ the Jewsª that are presentª ° in Shushan,ª and fastª ° ye for¹ me, and neither¹ eatª ° nor¹ drinkª ° threeª days,ª nightª or day:ª I¹ also¹ and my maidensª will fastª ° likewise;¹ and soª will I go² ° in¹ unto¹ the king,ª which¹ [is] not¹ according to the law:ª and if¹ I perish,ª ° I perish.ª °" {Est 4:16} + "And Mordecaiª went outª ° from the presenceª ¹ of the kingª in royalª apparelª of blueª and white,ª and with a greatª crownª of gold,ª and with a garmentª of fine linenª and purple:ª and the cityª of Shushanª rejoicedª ° and was glad.² ¹" {Est 8:15} + "When the righteousª are in authority,ª ° the peopleª rejoice:ª ° but when the wickedª beareth rule,ª ° the peopleª mourn.ª °" {Prv 29:2}