Then I sent to him, saying, "No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart."
Nehemiah 6:8
Surrounding context
6:7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, "There is a king in Judah!" Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.
6:8 Then I sent to him, saying, "No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart."
6:9 For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, "Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done." Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.