Nehemiah 2:3

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

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?

BSB

and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

WEB

I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”

YLT

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?’

F.O.G Original

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’ graves is a wasteland, and its gates have been consumed by fire.”

F.O.G

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’ graves is a wasteland, and its gates have been consumed by fire.”

F.O.G MSG

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