The interpretation timeline

Esth 14:1

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Esth 14:1 · Douay-Rheims
“Queen Esther also, fearing the danger that was at hand, had recourse to the Lord.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Fearing. Greek, “caught in the agony of death.” The old Vulgate has many variations in this chapter. (Calmet) — This prayer should be placed after that of Mardochai, at the end of chap. iv. (Menochius)”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.