Nehemiah 2:3

King James Version (KJV)

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?

Translations

Nehemiah 2:3 - Amplified Bible

And said to the king, Let the king live forever! Why should I not be sad faced when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lies waste, and its [fortified] gates are consumed by fire?

Nehemiah 2:3 - American Standard Version

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?

Nehemiah 2:3 - Bible in Basic English

And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with fire?

Nehemiah 2:3 - Darby Bible

And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers` sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

Nehemiah 2:3 - English Standard Version

I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' graves, lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"

Nehemiah 2:3 - King James Version

Nehemiah 2:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

y dije al rey: Viva para siempre el rey. ¿Còmo no ha de estar triste mi rostro cuando la ciudad, lugar (Lit., casa) de los sepulcros de mis padres, está desolada y sus puertas han sido consumidas por el fuego?

Nehemiah 2:3 - The Message

Nehemiah 2:3 - New American Standard Bible

I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?"

Nehemiah 2:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y le dije al rey: "Viva para siempre el rey. ¿Còmo no ha de estar triste mi rostro cuando la ciudad, lugar de los sepulcros de mis padres, está desolada y sus puertas han sido consumidas por el fuego?"

Nehemiah 2:3 - World English Bible

I said to the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers` tombs, lies waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?

Nehemiah 2:3 - Young's Living Translation

and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, [is] a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?`

Nehemiah 2:3 - Additional Comments

Nehemiah could have been gripped by fear, but he did not let fear stop him from what he knew God wanted him to do.

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