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Nehemiah Sent to Jerusalem

During the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes,(A) when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence, so the king said to me, ‘Why do you look so sad,(B) when you aren’t ill? This is nothing but sadness of heart.’(C)

I was overwhelmed with fear and replied to the king, ‘May the king live for ever! 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? ’(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:3 Lit my face