Nehemiah 6:8

In 11 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.”

KJV

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

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.

LSV

And I send to him, saying, “It has not been according to these words that you are saying, for from your own heart you are devising them”;

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;'

DBY

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

DRC

And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart.

GNV

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.

JPS

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

LXXE

And I sent to him, saying, It has not happened according to these words, even as thou sayest, for thou framest them falsely out of thy heart.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽאם׃We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

LXX-Br16:8

Καὶ ἀπέστειλα πρὸς αὐτὸν, λέγων, οὐκ ἐγενήθη ὡς οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι ὧς σὺ λέγεις, ὅτι ἀπὸ καρδίας σου σὺ ψεύδῃ αὐτούς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
• Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
• Daniel 11:27And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
• Acts 25:10Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
• Isaiah 59:4No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native…
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
• Acts 24:12–13Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

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