Esther 8:13 (DBY)

Passage

That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Nearby Context

Esther 8:11 [stating] that the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that might assault them, [their] little ones and women, and to [take] the spoil of them for a prey,

Esther 8:12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

Esther 8:13 That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Esther 8:14 The couriers mounted on coursers [and] horses of blood went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the fortress.

Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "decree", "might", "given", "province", "copy", "writing", "published", and "peoples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "decree" and "might", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "upon one day in all the provinces..." into verse 14's "The couriers mounted on coursers and horses...", so "decree" and "might" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "decree" and "might" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.