Ezekiel 13

1 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!

3 This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.

4 Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.

5 You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.

6 They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.

7 Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?

8 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.

9 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

10 Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

11 tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.

12 Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’

13 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

14 I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

15 And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—

16 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’

17 Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

18 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?

19 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.

20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.

21 I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

22 Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,

23 therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”

1 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.

6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made [others] to hope that they would confirm the word.

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken?

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you, saith the Lord GOD.

9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.

10 ¶ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]:

11 Say unto them which daub [it] with untempered [morter], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend [it].

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where [is] the daubing wherewith ye have daubed [it]?

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend [it] with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in [my] fury to consume [it].

14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered [morter], and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered [morter], and will say unto you, The wall [is] no [more], neither they that daubed it;

16 [To wit], the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and [there is] no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

17 ¶ Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the [women] that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive [that come] unto you?

19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear [your] lies?

20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, [even] the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.

21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, and say unto them that prophesy of their own heart, Hear the word of the LORD.

3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, which follow their own spirit, and have not vision!

4 O Israel, thy prophets are as foxes in the deserts!

5 They stand not before the breaches, neither make themselves a stumblingblock for the house of Israel, neither stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.

6 Their countenance is nothing, and their prophesying is vain lying. They say: The LORD hath spoken it, when the LORD hath not sent them: and they labour to keep their things.

7 Is it not so, that your vision is nothing, and your prophesying lies? And say ye, The LORD hath spoken it, when I have not spoken it.

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye preach that which is not made, and know lies, I will be with you, saith the Lord GOD.

9 And my hand shall come upon the prophets that preach that which is not made, and that prophesy lies. They shall not be in the congregation of my people, neither shall they be written in the number of the house of Israel, nor come into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD GOD,

10 Because they deceive my people, saying, Peace; when there is no peace. The people build the wall, and whitewash it with lime.

11 Speak unto the whitewashers that whitewash with loose lime, that it shall fall away: for there shall come a downpour, and great hailstones shall fall, and a whirlwind shall break it.

12 Behold, the wall shall fall down. What matter, then shall they say unto you, Where is now the whitewash which ye have whitewashed?

13 Thus saith the LORD GOD; I will send a whirlwind in my wrath, and a downpour in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury, and they shall overthrow it all.

14 So will I overthrow the wall which ye have whitewashed with loose lime, and will thrust it down to the ground, and the bottom thereof shall be seen to lie there: and ye shall perish within it also, and he shall go that I am the LORD,

15 So will I execute mine anger upon the wall, and upon them that whitewash it with lime, and say unto you, Here is neither wall nor whitewash.

16 These are the prophets of Israel, which prophesy unto Jerusalem, and preach peace, when there is no peace, saith the LORD GOD.

17 And, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their hearts, and prophesy against them.

18 And say, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Woe unto you, that put pillows for men's arms, and pills for their heads, to catch souls, both young and old! When ye have taken the souls of my people, promise ye them life.

19 And sanctify me among my people for a handful of barley and a morsel of bread, that ye should condemn to death those souls which ought not to die, and condemn to life those which ought not to live, by your lying among my people, which love to hear lies.

20 Therefore thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I will touch your pillows, that ye may faire and comfort souls; and I will pluck them out of your arms, and loose the souls which ye faire and comfort.

21 And I will rend your plagues, and deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall go no more: and ye shall know that I am the LORD,

22 Because ye falsely grieve the heart of the righteous, whom I have not grieved; and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that they turn not from their wickedness, that they may live.

23 Therefore preach ye no more vain doctrine, neither prophesy: but I will deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.