Esther 4:12 (GNV)

Passage

And they certified Mordecai of Esters wordes.

Nearby Context

Esther 4:10 Then Ester sayde vnto Hatach, and commanded him to say vnto Mordecai,

Esther 4:11 All the Kings seruants and the people of the Kings prouinces doe knowe, that whosoeuer, man or woman, that commeth to the King into the inner court, which is not called, there is a law of his, that he shall dye, except him to whom the King holdeth out the golden rodde, that he may liue. Now I haue not bene called to come vnto the King these thirtie dayes.

Esther 4:12 And they certified Mordecai of Esters wordes.

Esther 4:13 And Mordecai saide, that they should answere Ester thus, Thinke not with thy selfe that thou shalt escape in the Kings house, more then all the Iewes.

Esther 4:14 For if thou holdest thy peace at this time, comfort and deliuerance shall appeare to the Iewes out of another place, but thou and thy fathers house shall perish: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdome for such a time?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "All the Kings seruants and the people..." into verse 13's "And Mordecai saide that they should answere...", so "certified" and "mordecai" 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 "certified" and "mordecai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.