Nehemiah 6:8 — Bible Verse (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.”
Nehemiah 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 6:8 WEB — 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.””
Nehemiah 6:8 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 6:8 ASV — 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. ”
Nehemiah 6:8 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;'”
Nehemiah 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. ”
Nehemiah 6:8 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 6:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Nehemiah 6:8 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 6:8 in Context — Nehemiah 6
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.
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.
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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What Does Nehemiah 6:8 Mean?
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