Esther 4:14 (GNV)

Passage

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?

Nearby Context

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?

Esther 4:15 Then Ester commanded to answere Mordecai,

Esther 4:16 Goe, and assemble all the Iewes that are found in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and eate not, nor drinke in three dayes, day nor night. I also and my maydes will fast likewise, and so will I go in to the King, which is not according to the lawe: and if I perish, I perish.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "holdest", "peace", "time", "comfort", "deliuerance", "shall", and "appeare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "holdest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And Mordecai saide that they should answere..." into verse 15's "Then Ester commanded to answere Mordecai...", so "thou" and "holdest" 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 "thou" and "holdest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.