For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 4:12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.
Esther 4:13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.
Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 4:15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
Esther 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
The verse centers on "thou", "altogether", "holdest", "peace", "time", "shall", "enlargement", and "deliverance". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "altogether", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther Think..." into verse 15's "Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this...", so "thou" and "altogether" 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 "altogether" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.