Esther 7:4
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
Cross-references
Esther 7:6 identifies Haman as the enemy behind the destruction mentioned in verse 4—the direct narrative resolution.
Esther 3:9 records Haman's bribe to destroy the Jews—Esther's 'sold' refers directly to that transaction.
Esther 3:13 contains the exact phrase 'destroy, kill, annihilate'—Esther quotes that decree verbatim.
Esther 4:7 mentions the exact silver Haman promised—Esther's 'sold' echoes Mordecai's report of the plot.
Esther 4:8 shows Mordecai giving the decree to Esther—her 'sold to be destroyed' refers to that same decree.
Esther 8:11 reverses the decree, allowing Jews to destroy enemies—Esther's description contrasts with this later permission.
Esther 2:10 reveals Esther hid her Jewish identity—contrasting with verse 4 where she finally discloses it to save her people.
Esther 8:3 shows Esther again pleading with the king to reverse the decree—a continuation of her intercession after Haman's death.
In Esther 8:6, Esther pleads again for her people's safety — directly continuing the plea for deliverance from destruction stated in 7:4.
Esther 9:10 records the killing of Haman's sons — the reversal of the destruction planned against the Jews in 7:4.
Proverbs 12:6 contrasts wicked words that plot bloodshed with upright speech that delivers — Haman's plot vs. Esther's plea in 7:4.
Ecclesiastes 3:7 notes a time to speak — Esther in 7:4 breaks silence at the crucial moment to save her people.