Parallel Verses

Amplified

I sent a message to him, saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

New American Standard Bible

Then I sent a message to him saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then I replied to him, “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”

International Standard Version

I sent word back to him, "Nothing has happened as you've claimed. You're making up these charges in your imagination."

A Conservative Version

Then I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou say, but thou imagine them out of thine own heart.

American Standard Version

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

Bible in Basic English

Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, they are only a fiction you have made up yourself.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And I shall send to him saying, It was not according to these words which thou sayest, for from thy heart thou feignest them.

King James 2000

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you invent them out of your own heart.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So I sent to him saying, "None of these words you have spoken has happened. You are indeed saying [things] created in your own mind"--

Modern King James verseion

And I sent to him saying, These things which you are saying are not happening, but you pretend them out of your own heart.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Nevertheless, I sent unto him, saying, "There is no such thing done as thou sayest: thou hast feigned it out of thine own heart."

NET Bible

I sent word back to him, "We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination."

New Heart English Bible

Then I sent to him, saying, "There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart."

The Emphasized Bible

Then sent I unto him, saying, Nothing hath been done, according to these words, which thou art saying, - but, out of thine own heart, art thou feigning them.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Then I sent to him, saying, "There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart."

Youngs Literal Translation

And I send unto him, saying, 'It hath not been according to these words that thou art saying, for from thine own heart thou art devising them;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

as thou sayest

Usage: 0

but thou feignest
בּדא 
Bada' 
Usage: 2

References

Morish

Context Readings

Enemies Foiled

7 Also [it is reported that] you have appointed prophets to make a proclamation concerning you in Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ And now these things will be reported to the [Persian] king. So come now, and let us consult together.” 8 I sent a message to him, saying, “Such things as you are saying have not been done; you are inventing them in your own mind.” 9 For they all wanted to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, [O God,] strengthen my hands.


Cross References

Job 13:4


“But you smear me with lies [you defame my character most untruthfully];
You are all worthless physicians and have no remedy to offer.

Psalm 52:2


Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Psalm 36:3


The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Psalm 38:12


Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.

Isaiah 59:4


No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.

Daniel 11:27

And as for both of these kings, their hearts will be set on doing evil; they will speak lies over the same table, but it will not succeed, for the end is yet to come at the appointed time.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

Acts 24:12-13

Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor elsewhere in the city did they find me carrying on a discussion or disputing with anybody or causing a crowd to gather.

Acts 25:7

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him which they were not able to prove,

Acts 25:10

Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

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