George Leo Haydock, on Neh 2:4

“Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,”

“Heaven, a fervent ejaculation, in secret, (Tirinus) to touch the king’s heart, (Calmet) and to enable me to speak in a proper manner. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.