And 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.

And in every part of the kingdom, wherever the king's word and his order came, there was great sorrow among the Jews, and weeping and crying and going without food; and numbers of them were stretched on the earth covered with dust and haircloth.

Και κατα πασαν επαρχιαν, οπου εφθασεν η προσταγη του βασιλεως και το διαταγμα αυτου, ητο μεγα πενθος μεταξυ των Ιουδαιων, και νηστεια και θρηνος και ολολυγμος· πολλοι εκοιτοντο με σακκον και σποδον.

And 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.