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Nehemiah 2:2

And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but zsadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid.

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Nehemiah 2:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

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,

Nehemiah 2:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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,

Nehemiah 2:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You don’t look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled.”

Then I was terrified,

Nehemiah 2:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Therefore the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart.”

So I became dreadfully afraid,

Nehemiah 2:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

So the king said, “Why does your face look sad even though you are not sick? Your heart must be sad.”

Then I was very afraid.

Nehemiah 2:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And 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.

Nehemiah 2:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.

Nehemiah 2:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The king asked me, “Why do you look so sad? You aren’t sick, are you? You must be troubled about something.” (I was really afraid). 

Nehemiah 2:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

so the king said to me, “Why are you sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but depression.”

I was overwhelmed with fear

Nehemiah 2:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This can only be sadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid.

Nehemiah 2:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad since you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of the heart.” And I was very much afraid.

Nehemiah 2:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

So the king asked me, “Why are you looking so sad? You aren’t sick. You must be feeling sad deep down inside.”

I was really afraid.

Nehemiah 2:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very much afraid.


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