Esther 4:12 (YLT)

Passage

And they declare to Mordecai the words of Esther,

Nearby Context

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,

Esther 4:14 but if thou keep entirely silent at this time, respite and deliverance remaineth to the Jews from another place, and thou and the house of thy fathers are destroyed; and who knoweth whether for a time like this thou hast come to the kingdom?'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "All servants of the king and people..." into verse 13's "and Mordecai speaketh to send back unto...", so "declare" 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 "declare" and "mordecai" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.