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Neh 2:2 — 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 I was very sore afraid,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Why is thy		Gen 40:7
sorrow		Pro 15:13
Then I		Probably the king spoke as if he had some suspicion that Nehemiah harboured some bad design, and that his face indicated some conceived treachery, or remorse; and, indeed, the words rendered sad, and sorrow of heart, might be rendered evil, and wickedness of heart.

Correlating Passages

Why is thy

Gen 40:7

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so] sadly to day?

sorrow

Pro 15:13

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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Scott, Thomas. "Nehemiah 2:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Neh/2/2.html>.

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