so the king said to me, “Why are you[a] sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”[b](A)

I was overwhelmed with fear

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 2:2 Lit Why is your face
  2. Nehemiah 2:2 Lit sadness of heart

so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.”

I was very much afraid,

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Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

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