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Nehemiah 2:2-4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Nehemiah 2:2-4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 so the king said to me, ‘Why do you look so sad,(A) when you aren’t ill? This is nothing but sadness of heart.’(B)
I was overwhelmed with fear 3 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? ’(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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