1 Queen Esther also, being in fear of death, resorted unto the Lord: (KJV) 2 And laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments of anguish and mourning: and instead of precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she filled with her torn hair. (KJV)
Greek Esther 14:1–2
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