Nehemiah 2:2 - Easy To Read Version So the king asked me, “Are you sick? Why do you look sad? I think your heart is full of sadness.” 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. |
If there is no hope, then the heart is sad. If the thing you wish for happens, then you are filled with joy.
If a person is happy, then his face will show joy. But if a person is sad in his heart, then his spirit will show that sadness.