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Nehemiah 6:8

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6 Wherein 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.

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.

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

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.

10 Afterward 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.

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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

    Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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  • Job 13:4

    But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

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  • Acts 25:10

    Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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:

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  • 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.

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