And the rumor is that you have chosen prophets to announce this about you in Jerusalem: ‘There is a king in Judah!’
Nehemiah 6:8 - Easy To Read Version So I sent this answer back to Sanballat: “Nothing you are saying is happening. You are just making all that up in your own head.” 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 the rumor is that you have chosen prophets to announce this about you in Jerusalem: ‘There is a king in Judah!’
But you three men try to cover up your ignorance with lies. You are like worthless doctors that can’t heal anyone.
His words are only worthless lies.\par He does not become wise\par or learn to do good.\par
My enemies say bad things about me.\par They are spreading lies and rumors. {\cf2\super [231]} \par They talk about me all the time.\par
You make foolish plans\par and your tongue is as dangerous\par as a sharp razor.\par You are always lying\par and trying to cheat people!\par
No person tells the truth about other people. People sue each other in court, and they depend on false arguments to win their cases. They tell lies about each other. They are full of trouble, and they give birth to evil.
Those two kings will have their hearts set on hurting each other. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not do either one any good. Why? Because God has set a time for their end to come.
You snakes! You are evil people! How can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.
Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.
Paul said, “I am standing at Caesar’s {\cf2\super [476]} judgment seat now. This is where I should be judged! I have done nothing wrong to the Jews; you know this is true.
Paul came into the room. The Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him. The Jews said that Paul had done many wrong things. But they could not prove any of these things.