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href="/bsb/esther/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/esther/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king&#8217s gate.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/esther/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/esther/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet all this is worth nothing to me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/esther/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/esther/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/esther/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/esther/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/esther/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king&#8217s gate.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/esther/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet all of this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/esther/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet all of this is worth nothing to me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/esther/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet all of this does not satisfy me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/esther/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate all the time.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/esther/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King&#8217s Gate all the time.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/esther/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/esther/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But none of this makes me happy, as long as I see that Jew Mordecai serving the king." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/esther/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/esther/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yet, all this is worth nothing to me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/esther/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But none of this means a thing to me as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the entrance of the palace." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/esther/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But all this does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/esther/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king?s gate.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/esther/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet all of this fails to satisfy me so long as I have to see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/esther/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King's Gate."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/esther/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/esther/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/esther/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/esther/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all this is not profitable to me, during all the time that I am seeing Mordecai the Jew sitting in the gate of the king.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/esther/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all this was not an equivalent to me in all the time which I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in the king's gate.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/esther/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And whereas I have all these things, I think I have nothing, so long as I see Mardochai the Jew sitting before the king's gate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/esther/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 9:29>And though I have all these things, I consider that I have nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting in front of the king’s gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/esther/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I continue to see the Jew Mordecai sitting at the royal gate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/esther/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet all this does me no good so long as I see the Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/esther/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yet all this does not suffice me, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate; for he does not move from before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/esther/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all this is not enough for me every time that I see Murdacai the Jew sitting in the gate of the King without moving before me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/esther/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/esther/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But these things please me not, while I see Mardochaeus the Jew in the court.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/esther/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1125" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/esther/5.htm">Haman's Plot Against Mordecai</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>“What is more,” Haman added, “Queen Esther invited no one but me to join the king at the banquet she prepared, and I am invited back tomorrow along with the king. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Yet none</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ê·nen·nū (Adv:: 3ms) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/7737.htm" title="7737: šō·weh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. Equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust.">satisfies</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">long</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4782.htm" title="4782: mā·rə·do·ḵay (N-proper-ms) -- A companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther. Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite.">Mordecai</a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·yə·hū·ḏî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">the Jew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">at the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: bə·ša·‘ar (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">gate.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/3-5.htm">Esther 3:5-6</a></span><br />When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage. / And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/6-6.htm">Esther 6:6-9</a></span><br />Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?” / And Haman told the king, “For the man whom the king is delighted to honor, / have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/7-9.htm">Esther 7:9-10</a></span><br />Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said: “There is a gallows fifty cubits high at Haman’s house. He had it built for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.” “Hang him on it!” declared the king. / So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25</a></span><br />But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-13.htm">Daniel 3:13-19</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, / and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up? / Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Daniel 6:4-9</a></span><br />Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. / Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.” / So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">1 Samuel 18:7-9</a></span><br />And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” / And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” / And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">1 Kings 21:4</a></span><br />So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5-8</a></span><br />but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell. / “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? / If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-4.htm">Proverbs 27:4</a></span><br />Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-30.htm">Proverbs 14:30</a></span><br />A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1-3</a></span><br />What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? / You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. / And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-18.htm">Matthew 27:18</a></span><br />For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-10.htm">Mark 15:10</a></span><br />For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.</p><p class="hdg">Yet all this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">1 Kings 21:4-6</a></b></br> And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/15-20.htm">Job 15:20</a></b></br> The wicked man travaileth with pain all <i>his</i> days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-4.htm">Job 18:4</a></b></br> He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/james/5-16.htm">Availeth</a> <a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-12.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/esther/5-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/esther/5-9.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/philemon/1-11.htm">Profitable</a> <a href="/numbers/35-32.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-6.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/esther/5-1.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/36-18.htm">Avail</a> <a href="/job/30-24.htm">Availeth</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/job/5-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/esther/7-3.htm">Good</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Jew</a> <a href="/esther/6-2.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/5-14.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/6-3.htm">Mor'decai</a> <a href="/job/15-3.htm">Profitable</a> <a href="/psalms/54-7.htm">Satisfaction</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Satisfy</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/5-1.htm">Esther, adventuring on the king's favor, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/5-4.htm">and invites the king and Haman to a banquet.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/5-6.htm">She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to another banquet.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/5-9.htm">Haman, proud of his advancement, repines at the contempt of Mordecai.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/esther/5-14.htm">By the counsel of Zeresh he prepares for him a gallows.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/esther/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Yet none of this satisfies me</b><br>This phrase reflects Haman's deep-seated dissatisfaction and pride. Despite his wealth, power, and recent honors, Haman's heart is restless and unfulfilled. This mirrors the biblical theme that earthly achievements and possessions cannot truly satisfy the human soul, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:8</a>, where it is stated that "all things are wearisome." Haman's insatiable desire for recognition and control highlights the dangers of pride and envy, which are consistently warned against in Scripture (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).<p><b>as long as I see Mordecai the Jew</b><br>Mordecai's identity as a Jew is significant, as it ties into the broader narrative of the Jewish people's survival and God's providence. Mordecai's refusal to bow to Haman (<a href="/esther/3-2.htm">Esther 3:2</a>) is rooted in his faith and adherence to Jewish law, which forbids idolatry. This act of defiance is a catalyst for the events that follow, showcasing the tension between the Jewish people and their oppressors. Historically, the Jewish identity has been a source of both persecution and divine protection, as seen throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>sitting at the king’s gate.</b><br>The king's gate was a place of official business and judgment in ancient Persia, akin to a modern-day court or city hall. Mordecai's presence there indicates his role as an official or someone of influence, which is confirmed earlier in the narrative (<a href="/esther/2-19.htm">Esther 2:19</a>). This setting is crucial, as it is where Mordecai overhears the plot against the king (<a href="/esther/2-21.htm">Esther 2:21-23</a>), leading to his eventual recognition and the salvation of the Jewish people. The king's gate symbolizes a place of decision and divine intervention, where God orchestrates events for His purposes, reminiscent of <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a>, which speaks of God working all things for good.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/haman.htm">Haman</a></b><br>A high-ranking official in the Persian Empire, who is filled with pride and hatred, particularly towards Mordecai, a Jew who refuses to bow to him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a></b><br>A Jew living in Susa, the capital of the Persian Empire, who is steadfast in his faith and refuses to bow to Haman, which incites Haman's wrath.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_king's_gate.htm">The King’s Gate</a></b><br>A significant location in the city of Susa where Mordecai sits, symbolizing his position and vigilance in the affairs of the kingdom.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/susa.htm">Susa</a></b><br>The capital of the Persian Empire, where the events of the Book of Esther unfold, including the tension between Haman and Mordecai.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/esther.htm">Esther</a></b><br>The Jewish queen of Persia, whose courage and faith play a crucial role in the deliverance of her people, though not directly mentioned in this verse, she is central to the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Haman's dissatisfaction despite his high status illustrates how pride can blind us to our blessings and lead to our downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Mordecai's refusal to bow to Haman, despite the risk, teaches us the importance of standing firm in our convictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_honors.htm">The Futility of Earthly Honors</a></b><br>Haman's obsession with Mordecai's perceived slight shows that earthly honors and recognition are fleeting and ultimately unsatisfying.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when evil seems to prevail, God is at work behind the scenes, as seen in the unfolding events of Esther.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_influence.htm">The Power of Influence</a></b><br>Mordecai's position at the King's Gate, though seemingly minor, plays a significant role in the deliverance of the Jewish people, reminding us that God can use us wherever we are.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_esther_save_the_jews.htm">How did Esther save the Jews from Haman's plot?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_esther_10_less_detailed_on_history.htm">Esther 10 (entire) - Why does this chapter provide so few historical details compared to other biblical accounts of Persian rulers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_esther_7_4's_decree_reversal_credible.htm">Esther 7:4 - How credible is it that a royal decree ordering genocide could be issued and then so quickly reversed without any historical records corroborating it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_esther_4_14_with_no_god.htm">How do we reconcile Esther 4:14's mention of deliverance with the absence of God's name throughout the book?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Availeth me nothing.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">suiteth, contenteth me not.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> <span class="cmt_word">All this availeth me nothing</span>. The bitter drop in his cup deprived Haman's life of all sweetness. He had not learned the wisdom of setting pleasure against pain, joy against sorrow, satisfaction against annoyance. Much less had he taught himself to look upon the vexations and trials of life as blessings in disguise. His was a coarse and undisciplined nature, little better than that of a savage, albeit he was the chief minister of the first monarch in the world. So little proof is worldly greatness of either greatness or goodness of soul <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/esther/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Yet none</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of this</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">satisfies</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁוֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šō·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7737.htm">Strong's 7737: </a> </span><span class="str2">To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">long</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Mordecai</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרְדֳּכַ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rə·do·ḵay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4782.htm">Strong's 4782: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mordecai -- a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Jew</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְּהוּדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yə·hū·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jews -- Jewish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sitting</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹשֵׁ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the King’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gate.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשַׁ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/esther/5-13.htm">Esther 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/esther/5-13.htm">OT History: Esther 5:13 Yet all this avails me nothing so (Est Esth. 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