1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Esther 4:2 | And he came, lamenting in this manner, even to the gate of the palace: for no one clothed with sackcloth might enter the king's court. | Sackcloth. Greek adds, "and ashes." Such an appearance was deemed disrespectful. God forbids his priests to act thus, Leviticus xxi.. 1. See Genesis 41:14. Yet the miserable ought not to be entirely excluded from the king's presence, as he ought to be their protector. |