Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
World English Bible (WEB)
I said to the king, “Let the king live forever! Why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?”
Strong's King James
And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, Let the king{H4428} live{H2421}{(H8799)} for ever{H5769}: why should not my countenance{H6440} be sad{H3415}{(H8799)}, when the city{H5892}, the place{H1004} of my fathers{H1}' sepulchres{H6913}, lieth waste{H2720}, and the gates{H8179} thereof are consumed{H398}{(H8795)} with fire{H784}?
The F.O.G *
I said to the king, "Let the king live forever! Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers' graves is a wasteland, and its gates have been consumed by fire."
The F.O.G Message *
Young's Literal Translation
and say to the king, ‘Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, is a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?’
