Esther 4:12 (DRB)

Passage

And when Mardochai had heard this,

Nearby Context

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,

Esther 4:13 He sent word to Esther again, saying: Think not that thou mayst save thy life only, because thou art in the king's house, more than all the Jews:

Esther 4:14 For if thou wilt now hold thy peace, the Jews shall be delivered by some other occasion: and thou, and thy father's house shall perish. And who knoweth whether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that thou mightest be ready in such a time as this?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "All the king's servants and all the..." into verse 13's "He sent word to Esther again saying...", so "mardochai" and "heard" 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 "mardochai" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.