The interpretation timeline

Esth 14:16

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

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Esth 14:16 · Douay-Rheims
“Thou knowest my necessity, that I abominate the sign of my pride and glory, which is upon my head in the days of my public appearance, and detest it as a menstruous rag, and wear it not in the days of my silence,”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Sign. The diadem. It was no sin to wear it. (Capellus) — What then? May not a pious prince despise such ornaments, raising his mind above them? (Houbigant) — Silence, when I am alone. Nothing could give us a higher idea of Esther’s virtue and greatness of soul, as her elevation did not make her forget herself. (Calmet)”
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.