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“…And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” ‭‭

- Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬b ‭ESV‬‬

“If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die.””

- ‭‭Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭14a‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“…And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” ‭‭

- Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬b ‭ESV‬‬

“Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed.”

‭‭- Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“…And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

- ‭‭Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬b ‭ESV‬‬

“All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone who appears before the king in his inner court without being invited is doomed to die unless the king holds out his gold scepter. And the king has not called for me to come to him for thirty days.”

- ‭‭Esther‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.”

- ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭ESV‬‬

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“Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his home. He said, “Let us meet together inside the Temple of God and bolt the doors shut. Your enemies are coming to kill you tonight.” But I replied, “Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won’t do it!” I realized that God had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit me.”

- ‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬