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.
Nehemiah 6:8 - American Standard Version 2015 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 - Classic Edition I replied to him, No such things as you say have been done; you are inventing them out of your own heart and mind. 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. Common English Bible So I sent him this reply: “Nothing that you say has happened. You are simply inventing this.” Catholic Public Domain Version And I sent to them, saying: "There has been nothing done according to these words, which you have spoken. For you are inventing these things from your own heart." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these things out of thy own heart. |
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.
But ye are forgers of lies;\par\tab Ye are all physicians of no value.
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit:\par\tab He hath ceased to be wise {\i and} to do good.
They also that seek after my life lay snares {\i for me};\par\tab And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,\par\tab And meditate deceits all the day long.
Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness,\par\tab Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
And as for both these kings, their 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.\par
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Ye are of {\i your} father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth 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 thereof.
But Paul said, I am standing before C\'e6sar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;