Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself.

New American Standard Bible

Then I sent a message to him saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind.”

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.

Holman Bible

Then I replied to him, “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

International Standard Version

I sent word back to him, "Nothing has happened as you've claimed. You're making up these charges in your imagination."

A Conservative Version

Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou say, but thou imagine them out of thine own heart.

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.

Amplified

I sent a message to him, saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them.

King James 2000

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you invent them out of your own heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So I sent to him saying, "None of these words you have spoken has happened. You are indeed saying [things] created in your own mind"--

Modern King James verseion

And I sent to him saying, These things which you are saying are not happening, but you pretend them out of your own heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Nevertheless, I sent unto him, saying, "There is no such thing done as thou sayest: thou hast feigned it out of thine own heart."

NET Bible

I sent word back to him, "We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination."

New Heart 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."

The Emphasized Bible

Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying, - but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.

Webster

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

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."

Youngs 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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

as thou sayest

Usage: 0

but thou feignest
בּדא 
Bada' 
Usage: 2

References

Morish

Context Readings

Enemies Foiled

7 And that you have prophets preaching about you in Jerusalem, and saying, There is a king in Judah: now an account of these things will be sent to the king. So come now, and let us have a discussion. 8 Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself. 9 For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.


Cross References

Job 13:4

But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.

Psalm 52:2

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Psalm 36:3

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

Isaiah 59:4

No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

Daniel 11:27

And as for these two kings, their hearts will be fixed on doing evil and they will say false words at one table; but it will come to nothing: for the end will be at the time fixed.

Matthew 12:34

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

John 8:44

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

Acts 24:12-13

And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

Acts 25:7

And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.

Acts 25:10

And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.

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