NEHEMIAH.
Ver. 2. WHerefore the King said unto me, Why is thy Countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is no∣thing else but sorrow of Heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3. And said unto the King, Let the KING
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Ver. 2. WHerefore the King said unto me, Why is thy Countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is no∣thing else but sorrow of Heart. Then I was very sore afraid,
3. And said unto the King, Let the KING
Live for ever: Why should not my Coun∣tenance be sad, when the City (the place of my Fathers Sepulchres) lyeth waste, and the Gates thereof are consumed with Fire?
4. Then the King said unto me, For what dost thou make thy request? So I prayed to the GOD of Heaven.
5. And I said unto the King, if it please the King, and if thy Servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldst send me unto Judah, (unto the City of my Fa∣thers Sepulchres) that I may build it.
6. And the King said unto me, (the Queen also sitting by) For how long shall thy Journey be? And when wilt thou return? So it pleased the King to send me, and I set him a time.