Nehemiah 2:2-4

Tree of Life Version

² So the king said to me, “Why is your face so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”

I was very frightened, ³ but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad, when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

⁴ The king asked me, “What is your request?”

Then I prayed to the God of heaven,