Nehemiah 6:8

Nehemiah 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I sent him this reply: “Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.”

Context of Nehemiah 6:8

6that 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, 7and 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.” 9For 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. 10Later, 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!”

Nehemiah 6:8 word by word

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽאם׃Read the interlinear

• Then I sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• himאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• this replyאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• There isהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• nothingלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• to theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• rumorsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• are spreadingכִּיkîy · forH3588
• are inventing themבָּדָאbâdâ' · to deviseH908
• in your own mindלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:8

• Acts 24:12Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
• 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.
• Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
• Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
• Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8There are no such things done - You well know that what you say is false: I shall not, therefore, trouble myself about a false charge.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. Then sent Sanballat his servant ... the fifth time with an open letter in his hand--In Western Asia, letters, after being rolled up like a map, are flattened to the breadth of an inch; and instead of being sealed, they are pasted at the ends. In Eastern Asia, the Persians make up their letters in the form of a roll about six inches long, and a bit of paper is fastened round it with gum, and sealed with an impression of ink, which resembles our…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 6:8

• Accusation, False
• Tobiah

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings