nkjv Nehemiah:2:1-4 SEEK
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And it came to pass in the month of Nisan ,
in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes ,
when wine was before him ,
that I took the wine and gave it to the king .
Now I had never been sad in his presence before .
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Therefore the king said to me , "
Why is your face sad ,
since you are not sick ?
This is nothing but sorrow of heart ."
So I became dreadfully afraid ,
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and said to the king , "
May the king live forever !
Why should my face not be sad ,
when the city ,
the place of my fathers '
tombs ,
lies waste ,
and its gates are burned with fire ?"
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Then the king said to me , "
What do you request ?"
So I prayed to the God of heaven .