 | National Jewish Welfare Board, Jewish Publication Society of America - 1942 - 520 pages
...unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 8 And the king said unto me: 'Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick?...but sorrow of heart.' Then I was very sore afraid. 3 And I said unto the king: 'Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when... | |
 | 1893 - 204 pages
...Nehemiah's excuse to King Artaxerxes for his sadness, and its acceptance by the king as an adequate reason, "Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres lies waste," clearly shows that the burial places of ancestors were much revered, and almost... | |
 | Roland Mushat Frye - 1978 - 644 pages
...the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2 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 1 was very sore afraid, 3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance... | |
 | Zondervan, Zondervan Publishing House - 1984 - 940 pages
...the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me. Why my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart...eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is th 3 And said unto the king. Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the... | |
 | J. G. McConville - 1985 - 220 pages
...not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart. " Then I was very much afraid. 3I said to the king, "Let the king live for ever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates have been... | |
 | Frank Damazio - 1988 - 364 pages
...the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. Wherefore, the king said unto me, 'Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick?...afraid, and said unto the king, 'Let the king live forever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres,... | |
 | J. Stephen Lang - 1999 - 516 pages
...die. 45. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 46. Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart. 47. O thou seer, go, flee thee away to Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there, but prophesy... | |
 | Thomas D. McGonigle, Thomas C. McGonigle, James F. Quigley - 1988 - 228 pages
...are not sick? This is nothing else but sadness of the heart." Then I was very much afraid. I said to the king, "Let the king live for ever! Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates have been... | |
 | Michael D. Goulder - 1998 - 354 pages
...it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2And the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. 3And I said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the... | |
 | Sylvia Kedourie - 1998 - 152 pages
...served wine to Artaxerxes, the king remarked on his sad countenance. With trepidation Nehemiah said: '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?' Nehemiah then begged for permission... | |
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Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 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... 
