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Nehemiah 2:2-4
New King James Version
Nehemiah 2:2-4
New King James Version
2 Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but (A)sorrow of heart.”
So I became [a]dreadfully afraid, 3 and said to the king, (B)“May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when (C)the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with (D)fire?”
4 Then the king said to me, “What do you request?”
So I (E)prayed to the God of heaven.
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- Nehemiah 2:2 Lit. very much
Nehemiah 2:2-4
New International Version
Nehemiah 2:2-4
New International Version
2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”
I was very much afraid, 3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(A) Why should my face not look sad when the city(B) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(C)”
4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?”
Then I prayed to the God of heaven,
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