1When Mordecai saw all the drama, he ripped his clothes, threw on some sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, crying loud and bitter like, "This is wild!"

2He even rolled up to the king’s gate, but no one could slide in there wearing sackcloth, no cap.

3In every province where the king’s orders hit, the Jews were mourning hard, fasting, crying, and wailing; like, many were in sackcloth and ashes for real.

4Esther’s girls and her squad told her what was up. The queen was super bummed and sent fresh clothes to Mordecai, but he was like, "Nah, I’m good."

5Then Esther called Hatach, one of the king’s peeps, and told him to check in with Mordecai to see what was poppin’.

6So Hatach went to Mordecai chilling on the street by the king’s gate.

7Mordecai spilled all the tea about what went down and how much cash Haman promised to pay to wipe out the Jews.

8He also gave him the decree from Shushan to show Esther, telling her to go to the king and plead for her people, periodt.

9Hatach came back and told Esther everything Mordecai said.

10Again, Esther hit up Hatach and gave him another message for Mordecai.

11All the king’s crew knows that if anyone, man or woman, rolls into the king’s inner court uninvited, it’s a death sentence unless he vibes with them and shows the golden scepter. I haven’t been called to see the king in thirty days, fr.

12They told Mordecai what Esther said.

13Then Mordecai was like, "Don’t think you’ll escape in the king’s palace more than all the Jews, that’s sus."

14If you keep quiet now, deliverance will come from somewhere else, but you and your fam will be done for. Who knows, maybe you were made queen for a moment like this?

15Then Esther told them to give Mordecai this reply.

16"Go gather all the Jews in Shushan and fast for me, no food or drink for three days, night or day. My girls and I will fast too. Then I’ll go to the king, even though it’s not allowed; if I perish, I perish."

17So Mordecai did everything Esther told him to do, no cap.

1When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

2And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

3And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

4So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

5Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

6So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.

7And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

8Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

9And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

10Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

12And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.

13Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.

14For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

15Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

16Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

17So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.