Cross Reference ESTHER 9:31 TO CONFIRM THESE DAYS OF PURIM IN THEIR TIMES APPOINTED ACCORDING AS MORDECAI THE JEW AND ESTHER THE QUEEN HAD ENJOINED THEM AND AS THEY HAD DECREED FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THEIR SEED THE MATTERS OF THE FASTINGS AND THEIR CRY

{Esther 9:31} To confirm 6965 z8763 x853 these x428 days 3117 of Purim 6332 in their times 2165 [appointed], according as x834 Mordecai 4782 the Jew 3064 and Esther 635 the queen 4436 had enjoined 6965 z8765 x5921 them, and as x834 they had decreed 6965 z8765 for x5921 themselves 5315 and for x5921 their seed, 2233 the matters 1697 of the fastings 6685 and their cry. 2201

and for their seed:
"The Jewsª ordained,ª ° and tookª ° upon¹ them, and upon¹ their seed,ª and upon¹ all¹ such as joined² ° themselves¹ unto¹ them, so as it should not¹ fail,ª ° that they would keepª °¹ these¹ twoª daysª according to their writing,ª and according to their [appointed]¹ time² every¹ year;ª" {Est 9:27}

the fastings:
"And in every¹ province,ª whithersoeverª ¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª ° [there was] greatª mourningª among the Jews,ª and fasting,ª and weeping,ª and wailing;ª and manyª layª ° in sackclothª and ashes.ª" {Est 4:3} + "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} + "Arise,ª ° go² °¹ unto¹ Nineveh,ª that greatª city,ª and preachª ° unto¹ it¹ the preachingª that¹ I¹ bidª °¹ thee. ... Who¹ can tellª ° [if] Godª will turnª ° and repent,ª ° and turn awayª ° from his fierceª ¹ anger,ª that we perishª ° not?¹" {Jna 3:2-9}