Esther 4:4
So 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.
Cross-reference
Genesis 37:35
Parallel
Genesis 37:35 shows Jacob refusing comfort after Joseph's death, mirroring Mordecai's refusal of Esther's garments in mourning.
Psalm 77:2
Parallel
In Psalm 77:2, the psalmist’s soul refuses comfort—mirroring Mordecai’s refusal of Esther’s garments as both are inconsolable in distress.
Jeremiah 31:15
Parallel
Jeremiah 31:15 depicts Rachel refusing comfort for her lost children—just as Mordecai refuses comfort over his people’s impending doom.