Cross references
Esther 4:1
When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
Esther 4:1 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Daniel 9:3 (7 votes) and 2 Samuel 1:11 (5 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Genesis 27 to Revelation 18.
Which verses does Esther 4:1 point to?
The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Daniel 9:37 votes
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- 2 Samuel 1:115 votes
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
- 2 Samuel 13:195 votes
And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.
- Ezekiel 27:30–315 votes
They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.
- Job 42:64 votes
Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
- Micah 1:83 votes
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.
- Zephaniah 1:143 votes
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
- Acts 14:143 votes
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
- Revelation 18:17–193 votes
For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. …
- Genesis 27:342 votes
When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, O my father!”
- Joshua 7:62 votes
- Esther 4:32 votes
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
- Job 1:202 votes
- Job 2:82 votes
- Isaiah 15:42 votes
- Isaiah 22:42 votes
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
- Isaiah 58:52 votes
Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
- Ezekiel 21:62 votes
- Matthew 11:212 votes
- Esther 3:8–131 vote
Which verses point to Esther 4:1?
The 10 strongest of 16.