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.In other versions
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
ASV
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.
BBE
And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
DBY
Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you feign them out of your own heart.
WEB
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;'
YLT
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as you says, but you feign them out of yours own heart.
ENG
Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thy own heart.
WBT
Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
BSB
In context
6Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
7And 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.
8Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
9For 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.
10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut 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 will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.