`All servants of the king, and people of the provinces of the king, do know that any man and woman, who cometh in unto the king, unto the inner court, who is not called--one law <FI>of<Fi> his <FI>is<Fi> to put <FI>them<Fi> to death, apart from him to whom the king holdeth out the golden sceptre, then he hath lived; and I--I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.'
Esther 4:9 And Hatach cometh in and declareth to Esther the words of Mordecai,
Esther 4:10 and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai:
Esther 4:11 `All servants of the king, and people of the provinces of the king, do know that any man and woman, who cometh in unto the king, unto the inner court, who is not called--one law <FI>of<Fi> his <FI>is<Fi> to put <FI>them<Fi> to death, apart from him to whom the king holdeth out the golden sceptre, then he hath lived; and I--I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.'
Esther 4:12 And they declare to Mordecai the words of Esther,
Esther 4:13 and Mordecai speaketh to send back unto Esther: `Do not think in thy soul to be delivered <FI>in<Fi> the house of the king, more than all the Jews,
The verse centers on "called", "servants", "king", "people", "provinces", "woman", and "cometh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "servants", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 10's "and Esther speaketh to Hatach and chargeth..." into verse 12's "And they declare to Mordecai the words...", so "called" and "servants" 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 "called" and "servants" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.