So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, ‘Why do you look so sad today? ’
Nehemiah 2:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised so the king said to me, ‘Why do you look so sad, when you aren’t ill? This is nothing but sadness of heart.’ I was overwhelmed with fear Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the king said to me, Why do you look sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible the king asked me, “Why do you seem sad? Since you aren’t sick, you must have a broken heart!” I was very afraid Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to me: "Why is your expression sad, though you do not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in your heart." And I was struck with an exceedingly great fear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear. |
So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, ‘Why do you look so sad today? ’
Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
A joyful heart makes a face cheerful, but a sad heart produces a broken spirit.