Nehemiah 6:8

8 I sent him this answer; "Nothing like what you are saying is being done. You're making it all up in your head."

Nehemiah 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 6:8

Then I sent unto him
Whether a letter, or a messenger, is not said:

saying there are no such things done as thou sayest;
that there was any scheme formed to rebel, and make him king, or that prophets were appointed to declare him such:

but thou feignest them out of thine own heart;
in short, that they were no other than lies of his own inventing.

Nehemiah 6:8 In-Context

6 in which was written: "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says it too, that you and the Judeans are planning a revolt, that this is why you are rebuilding the wall, and that you intend to be their king," and similar words;

7 "moreover, that you have also appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Yerushalayim, 'There is a king in Y'hudah!'A report along these lines is now going to be made to the king. Come now, therefore, and let's discuss this."

8 I sent him this answer; "Nothing like what you are saying is being done. You're making it all up in your head."

9 They were all just trying to scare us, thinking, "This will sap their strength and keep them from working." But now, [God,] increase my strength!

10 One day, when I went to the house of Sh'ma'yah the son of D'layah, the son of M'heitav'el, where he was confined, he said, "Let's meet together in the house of God, inside the temple, and let's shut the doors of the temple. For they are going to come and try to assassinate you; yes, they will come at night to kill you."