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Nehemiah 2:2-4
Common English Bible
Nehemiah 2:2-4
Common English Bible
2 the king asked me, “Why do you seem sad? Since you aren’t sick, you must have a broken heart!”
I was very afraid 3 and replied, “May the king live forever! Why shouldn’t I seem sad when the city, the place of my family’s graves, is in ruins and its gates destroyed by fire?”
4 The king asked, “What is it that you need?”
I prayed to the God of heaven
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