“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.” (Ezekiel 13:1-23 AV)
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