Sadness & Loss
🕊️ Mourning beside Esther 4:3
When mourning is loud, Esther 4:3 is a sentence you can borrow. “In every province, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.” The other two verses on this page stay with the same need.
Mourning
“In every province, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”
Esther 4:3 · World English Bible
Sarah died in…
“Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”
Genesis 23:2 · World English Bible
Esau hated Jacob…
“Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.””
Genesis 27:41 · World English Bible
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Say it
Practice Esther 4:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Inprovince,wherevertheking’scommandmentandhisdecreecame,therewasgreatamongtheJews,andfasting,andweeping,andwailing;andlayinsackclothandashes.
Pray together
Lord, this is a mourning night. Keep Esther 4:3 close enough to remember. Amen.
Two-minute challenge
Say Esther 4:3 out loud once, then tell one person in the house what feeling it names.
Parent tip
If the feeling is bigger than a verse, stay in the room. Esther 4:3 is a companion, not a fix-it line. The other two verses are for a second night if this one is enough.