Nehemiah 6:8
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Nehemiah 6:8 in other translations
| BSB | Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.” |
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| 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.” |
| ASV | 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 | 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;' |
| DARBY | And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. |
| BBE | 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. |
| 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. |
What does Nehemiah 6:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:5-9
5-9. Then sent Sanballat his servant ... the fifth time with an open letter in his hand--In Western Asia, letters, after being rolled up like a map, are flattened to the breadth of an inch; and instead of being sealed, they are pasted at the ends. In Eastern Asia, the Persians make up their letters in the form of a roll about six inches long, and a bit of paper is fastened round it with gum, and sealed with an…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 6:1-9
Let those who are tempted to idle merry meetings by vain companions, thus answer the temptation, We have work to do, and must not neglect it. We must never suffer ourselves to be overcome, by repeated urgency, to do anything sinful or imprudent; but when attacked with the same temptation, must resist it with the same reason and resolution. It is common for that which is desired only by the malicious, to be falsely…
Nehemiah 6:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 6:8
- Psalms 52:2
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Job 13:4
But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
- Acts 25:10
Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
- Psalms 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
- Daniel 11:27
And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
- John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- Acts 24:12-13
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
- Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
- Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
- Isaiah 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
- Acts 25:7
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
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Context
- Nehemiah 6:7
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
- Nehemiah 6:8
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
- Nehemiah 6:9
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Nehemiah 6:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces envié yo á decirle: No hay tal cosa como dices, sino que de tu corazón tú lo inventas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je lui envoyai dire: Aucune des choses dont tu parles n’a eu lieu; mais tu les inventes dans ton propre cœur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sandte ich zu ihm und ließ ihm sagen: Es ist nicht geschehen nach diesen Worten, die du sprichst; sondern aus deinem eigenen Herzen erdichtest du sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et misi ad eos, dicens: Non est factum secundum verba hæc, quæ tu loqueris: de corde enim tuo tu componis hæc. |