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Nehemiah 2:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
Nehemiah 2:2-4
Christian Standard Bible
2 so the king said to me, “Why do you look so sad,(A) when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.”(B)
I was overwhelmed with fear 3 and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I[a] not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” (C)
4 Then the king asked me, “What is your request?”
So I prayed to the God of the heavens(D)
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- 2:3 Lit my face
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