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Nehemiah 2:3
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3 I replied to the king, “O king, live forever! Why would I not appear dejected when the city with the graves of my ancestors[a] lies desolate and its gates destroyed[b] by fire?”

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  1. Nehemiah 2:3 tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 5).
  2. Nehemiah 2:3 tn Heb “devoured” or “eaten” (so also in Neh 2:13).
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Nehemiah 2:3
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3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever!(A) Why should my face not look sad when the city(B) where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?(C)”

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