Car nous avons été livrés, moi et mon peuple, pour être foulés aux pieds, pour être égorgés et exterminés. Et plût à Dieu qu'on nous vendît comme esclaves et servantes ! ce serait un mal supportable, et je me tairais en gémissant ; mais maintenant nous avons un ennemi dont la cruauté retombe sur le roi (même).
Que signifie ce verset ?
Esther is speaking to the king and saying that she and her people are being sold to be destroyed. She mentions that if they were just being sold as slaves, she would have stayed silent, but the situation is much worse.
Expliqué aux enfants
Imagine if someone was trying to sell all your friends to be hurt. That's what Esther is talking about. She says she would stay quiet if they were just going to be like servants, but she's worried they will be in much bigger trouble.
Contexte historique
Esther 7:4 is part of the Book of Esther, written around the 5th century BCE. It recounts Esther's plea to King Ahasuerus to save her people, the Jews, from genocide orchestrated by the courtier Haman.
Application pour aujourd'hui
In a modern scenario, this verse can be likened to speaking up when you see your colleagues being unfairly targeted at work. Instead of staying silent, you take action to protect them from a worse fate.