So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in the custody of the house of his master saying, “Why are your faces so sad today?”
Nehemiah 2:2 - Tree of Life Version So the king said to me, “Why is your face so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very frightened, 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 officials who were with him in the custody of the house of his master saying, “Why are your faces so sad today?”
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.