Esther 4:10 (DRB)

Passage

She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai:

Nearby Context

Esther 4:8 He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people.

Esther 4:9 And Athach went back and told Esther all that Mardochai had said.

Esther 4:10 She answered him, and bade him say to Mardochai:

Esther 4:11 All the king's servants, and all the provinces that are under his dominion, know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, cometh into the king's inner court, who is not called for, is immediately to be put to death without any delay: except the king shall hold out the golden sceptre to him, in token of clemency, that so he may live. How then can I go in to the king, who for these thirty days now have not been called unto him?

Esther 4:12 And when Mardochai had heard this,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "bade", and "mardochai". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "bade", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And Athach went back and told Esther..." into verse 11's "All the king's servants and all the...", so "answered" and "bade" 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 "answered" and "bade" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.