Nehemiah 6:8
World English Bible (WEB)
Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”
In context
6 in which was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. Because of that, you are building the wall. You would be their king, according to these words.
7 You have also appointed prophets to proclaim of you at Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let’s take counsel together.”
8 Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”
9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.
10 I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, “Let us meet together in God’s house, within the temple, and let’s shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to kill you. Yes, in the night they will come to kill you.”
Nehemiah 6:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”
- KJV King James Version
- Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And 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;'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thy own heart.