Nehemiah 6:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    I sent a reply to him, saying, "No such things as you are saying have occurred. You are inventing them in your own mind."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things do as thou sayest, but thou feigst them out of thi own heart.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then I sent{H7971} unto him, saying,{H559} There are{H1961} no such things{H1697} done{H1961} as thou sayest,{H559} but thou feignest{H908} them out of thine own heart.{H3820}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then I sent{H7971}{(H8799)} unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, There are{H1961} no such things{H1697} done{H1961}{(H8738)} as thou sayest{H559}{(H8802)}, but thou feignest{H908}{(H8802)} them out of thine own heart{H3820}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles I sent vnto him, sayenge: There is no soch thinge done as thou sayest: thou hast fayned it out of thine owne hert.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then I sent vnto him, saying, It is not done according to these wordes that thou sayest: for thou feynest them of thine owne heart.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I sent vnto him, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest, for thou fainest them out of thyne owne heart.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 52:2 : 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Job 13:4 : 4 But you are forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians.
  • Ps 36:3 : 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me, and those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all day long.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth: they trust in vanity and speak lies; they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.
  • Dan 11:27 : 27 And both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end shall be at the appointed time.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
  • Acts 24:12-13 : 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor stirring up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
  • Acts 25:7 : 7 And when he arrived, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around and brought many serious charges against Paul, which they could not prove.
  • Acts 25:10 : 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

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