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Nehemiah 6:8

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6 that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,

7 and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”

Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

9 For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

10 Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”

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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.
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.
BLB
And I sent to him, saying, “These things are not being done as you say, but you are inventing them in your own heart.”
ÅB
Men jeg sendte bud til ham og lot svare: Noe slikt som det du taler om, har ikke gått for seg; det er noe du selv har funnet på.
OTB
Jeg sendte ham dette svaret: “Ingenting av det du sier har skjedd; du finner det opp i ditt eget sinn.”
B1930
Men jeg sendte bud til ham og lot svare: Noget sådant som det du taler om, har ikke gått for sig; det er noget du selv har funnet på.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 52:2

    Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

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  • Job 13:4

    You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.

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  • Acts 25:10

    Paul 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.

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  • Psalms 38:12

    Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

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  • Daniel 11:27

    And 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.

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  • John 8:44

    You 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 language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

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  • Acts 24:12–13

    Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

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  • Matthew 12:34

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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