Esther 4:1

Esther Writhes in Anguish

Now Mordecai came to know of ^aall that had been done. And ¹he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and cried out loudly and bitterly.

Esther 4:2

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2 And he went as far as the king’s gate, for no one was to enter the king’s gate clothed in sackcloth.