Nehemiah 6:8

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

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 Wherein was written , It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel : for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

7 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.

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

9 For they all made us afraid , saying , Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done . Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up ; and he said , Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.