Esther 8:16

Contemporary English Version

and the Jews were no longer afraid. In fact, they were very happy and felt that they had won a victory.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.

Hebrew Names Version
The Yehudim had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

King James Version
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

English Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

New Century Version
It was a time of happiness, joy, gladness, and honor for the Jewish people.

New English Translation
For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor.

Amplified Bible
For [at this time] the Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor.

New American Standard Bible
For the Jews there was light, joy, jubilation, and honor.

World English Bible
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And vnto the Iewes was come light and ioy and gladnes, and honour.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

Berean Standard Bible
For the Jews it was a time of light and gladness, of joy and honor.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the Jews, all was light, gladness, joy and honor.

Darby Translation
The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.

Easy-to-Read Version
It was an especially happy day for the Jews, a day of great joy and happiness.

George Lamsa Translation
The Jews had light and gladness and honor and joy.

Good News Translation
For the Jews there was joy and relief, happiness and a sense of victory.

Lexham English Bible
For the Jews, there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

Literal Translation
For the Jews it was light and gladness and joy and honor.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, & ioye & worshippe.

American Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Bible in Basic English
And the Jews had light and joy and honour.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And vnto the Iewes there was come light and gladnesse, ioy and worship.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

King James Version (1611)
The Iewes had light and gladnesse, and ioy and honour.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Jews had light and gladness,

English Revised Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe a newe liyt semede to rise to the Jewis,

Update Bible Version
The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor.

Webster's Bible Translation
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honor.

New King James Version
The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor.

New Living Translation
The Jews were filled with joy and gladness and were honored everywhere.

New Life Bible
For the Jews it was a time of joy and happiness and honor.

New Revised Standard
For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To the Jews, had come light, and joy, - and gladness and honour.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to the Jews, a new light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and dancing.

Revised Standard Version
The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor.

Young's Literal Translation
to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For the Jews there was light and gladness and joy and honor.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ and the Jews were no longer afraid. In fact, they were very happy and felt that they had won a victory. ¹⁷ In every province and city where the law was sent, the Jews had parties and celebrated. Many of the people in the provinces accepted the Jewish religion, because they were now afraid of the Jews.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jews: Esther 4:1-3, Esther 4:16, Psalms 30:5-11

had light: That is, prosperity and hope. The dark cloud which had so long hung over them was dispelled; and again the sunshine of prosperity beamed upon them. Esther 9:17, Psalms 18:28, Psalms 97:11, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 11:10, Isaiah 30:29, Isaiah 30:30, Isaiah 35:10

Reciprocal: Psalms 34:5 - and were Psalms 118:27 - showed Jeremiah 2:23 - thou art a swift Acts 9:31 - were multiplied

Cross-References

Genesis 7:1
The Lord told Noah: Take your whole family with you into the boat, because you are the only one on this earth who pleases me.

Genesis 7:13
On that day Noah and his wife went into the boat with their three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Genesis 8:16
"You, your wife, your sons, and your daughters-in-law may now leave the boat.

Genesis 8:18
After Noah and his family had gone out of the boat,

Joshua 4:10
The army got ready for battle and crossed the Jordan. They marched quickly past the sacred chest and into the desert near Jericho. Forty thousand soldiers from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh led the way, as Moses had ordered. The priests stayed right where they were until the army had followed the orders that the Lord had given Moses and Joshua. Then the army watched as the priests carried the chest the rest of the way across.

Psalms 91:11
God will command his angels to protect you wherever you go.

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will protect you now and always wherever you go.

Zechariah 9:11
When I made a sacred agreement with you, my people, we sealed it with blood. Now some of you are captives in waterless pits, but I will come to your rescue

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Jews had light,.... Prosperity, as opposed to the darkness of adversity in which they had been, see Isaiah 8:22, or lightsomeness and cheerfulness of spirit, as explained by the two next words:

and gladness and joy; at the good news of their deliverance, so unexpected by them; thus light is explained by gladness, Psalms 97:11

and honour: among men; from their neighbours, who before were held in contempt, as a people doomed to destruction.