28 All Israel cried with all their might, for death was before their eyes. (WEB) 29 And queen Esther took refuge in the Lord, being taken as it were in the agony of death. (WEB) 30 Having taken off her glorious apparel, she put on garments of distress and mourning. Instead of grand perfumes she filled her head with ashes and dung. She greatly humbled her body, and she filled every place of her glad adorning with her tangled hair. (WEB)
Greek Esther 4:28–30
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