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17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them, 18 and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all [a]elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! [b]Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive [c]for yourselves? 19 And ye have profaned 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 hearken unto lies.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:18 Hebrew joints of the hands.
  2. Ezekiel 13:18 Or, Ye hunt . . . and ye save etc.
  3. Ezekiel 13:18 Or, that are yours