8And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.


In Context

5 Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand,

6 in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.

7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

8 And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. Now therefore strengthen my hands!

10 And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.

Nehemiah 6:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:8I sent him this reply: "Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:8And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thy own heart.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent to him, saying, |There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:8And I send unto him, saying, 'It hath not been according to these words that thou art saying, for from thine own heart thou art devising them;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:8Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you feign them out of your own heart.