Nehemiah 6:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 6:8

6 In it was written:
It is reported among the nations, and¹ Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, ^athat you may be their king.

7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, “There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.

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

9 For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

10 Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the¹ temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.”

11 And I said, “Should such a man as I flee? And who is there such as I who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in!”

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 6:8

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

Amplified® Bible
I replied to him, No such things as you say have been done; you are inventing them out of your own heart {and} mind.

Contemporary English Version
I sent a message back to Sanballat, saying, "None of this is true! You are making it all up."

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

Good News Bible
I sent a reply to him: "Nothing of what you are saying is true. You have made it all up yourself."

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

New American Standard Bible
Then I sent {a message} to him saying, "Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind."

New International Version
I sent him this reply: "Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head."

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I sent a message to him saying, "Such things as you say have not happened, but you invent them in your own mind."

Revised Standard Version
Then I sent to him, saying, "No such things as you say have been done, for you are inventing them out of your own mind."

Young's Literal Translation
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;'

New English Translation
I sent word back to him, “We are not engaged in these activities you are describing.¹ All of this is a figment of your imagination.”²

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