


Nehemiah 2:3
Bible Versions
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
And said {H559} unto the king {H4428}, Let the king {H4428} live {H2421} for ever {H5769}: why should not my countenance {H6440} be sad {H3415}, when the city {H5892}, the place {H1004} of my fathers {H1}' sepulchres {H6913}, lieth waste {H2720}, and the gates {H8179} thereof are consumed {H398} with fire {H784}?
as I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why shouldn't I look sad, when the city, the place where my ancestors' tombs are, lies in ruins; and its gates are completely burned up?"
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
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