Parallel Verses
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
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.”
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.
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;'
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Against jews, returned under ezra
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Interlinear
Shalach
Dabar
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 6:8
Verse Info
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 a message to him saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are
Names
Cross References
Job 13:4
You are smearing me with lies. As doctors you are worthless, all of you!
Psalm 52:2
Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit.
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.
Psalm 38:12
Those who seek my life lay traps for me. Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me. All day long they think of ways to deceive me.
Isaiah 59:4
No one calls for justice and no one pleads his case truthfully. People trust pointless arguments and speak lies. They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Daniel 11:27
And as for both these kings, their hearts will be inclined to do bad things. They will speak lies at one table and nothing will succeed. The end will come at the time appointed.
Matthew 12:34
You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
John 8:44
You are from your father [Satan] the Devil (slanderer) (false accuser)! You want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning. He does not stand for the truth. There is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own lies. He is a liar and the father of the lie!
Acts 24:12-13
They did not find me in the Temple, in the synagogues nor in the city disputing with any man. Neither did I cause a riot with the people.
Acts 25:7
When he arrived the Jews who also came there from Jerusalem presented many grievous complaints against Paul. They could not prove them.
Acts 25:10
I stand at Caesar's court, Paul replied, where I ought to be judged. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you are finding out.