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Ezekiel 13
Lexham English Bible

Condemnation of False Prophets

13 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 2 “Son of man,[c] prophesy to[d] the prophets of Israel who are prophesying,[e] and you must say to those who are prophets out of their own imagination,[f] ‘Hear the word of Yahweh!’ 3 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Alas, for the foolish prophets who are going after their own spirit, and they did not see anything![g] 4 Your prophets have been like foxes[h] among ruins. 5 You did not go up into[i] the breaches and repair a wall for the house of Israel to stand firm in the battle on the day of Yahweh. 6 They saw falseness and a lying divination,[j] the ones saying, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ and Yahweh did not send them, and they wait for the confirmation of their word.[k] 7 Have you not seen a false vision[l] and spoken a lying divination,[m] and you said, ‘Declaration of Yahweh!’ but I myself did not speak.[n] 8 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because of your speaking falseness and because you envisioned a lie, therefore, look! I am against you!” declares[o] the Lord Yahweh. 9 “And it will be my hand against the prophets who are seeing falseness and who are practicing lying divination. They will not be in the council of my people, and they will not be written down in the record book of the house of Israel, and into[p] the land of Israel they will not come, and then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh. 10 Because, yes, because they led my people astray, saying[q] ‘Peace!’ And there is not peace. And when anyone[r] builds a flimsy wall, look, they coat it with whitewash. 11 Say to those covering it with whitewash that it will fall; there will be a torrent of rain,[s] and I will give stones of hail; they will fall! [t] And a windstorm[u] will burst forth! 12 And look! When the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’ 13 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘And so I will let burst forth a windstorm[v] in my rage, and there will be a torrent of rain[w] in my anger, and hailstones in my rage for complete destruction.[x] 14 And I will break down the wall that you covered with whitewash, and I will knock it to the ground, and its foundation will be revealed, and it will fall, and you will come to an end in the midst of it, and you will know that I am Yahweh! 15 And I will fully vent my rage against the wall and against those covering it with whitewash, and I will say to you, “The wall is no more,[y] and the people covering it are no more,[z] 16 that is, the prophets of Israel, the ones prophesying concerning Jerusalem and the ones seeing visions of peace, and there is not peace!’” ” declares[aa] the Lord Yahweh.

17 “And you, son of man,[ab] place your face toward the daughters of your people who prophesy from their imagination,[ac] and prophesy against them! 18 And you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to those who sew[ad] magic charm bands on all the wrists[ae] of the hands of my people and those who make the veils[af] that are on the head of people of every height, to ensnare people’s lives![ag] Will you ensnare the lives[ah] of my people and keep yourselves alive?[ai] 19 And you defiled me among my people for a handful of barley and for morsels of bread to kill persons who should not die and to keep alive persons who should not live by means of your lies to my people who are listening to your lies.”’[aj] 20 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Look! I am against your magic charm bands with which you are ensnaring persons[ak] as birds; I will tear them from your arms, and I will release the persons that you are ensnaring, treating persons as birds. 21 And I will tear off your veils, and I will deliver my people from your hand, and they will not any longer be in your hand as prey, and you will know that I am Yahweh. 22 Because you disheartened the heart of the righteous by deception, and I have not[al] caused him pain, and strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he did not turn[am] from his wicked way to save his life. 23 Therefore falseness[an] you will not see,[ao] and divination you will not practice[ap] any longer, and I will rescue my people from your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh!’”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:1 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 13:1 Or “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 13:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 13:2 Or “against”
  5. Ezekiel 13:2 Literally “the ones prophesying”
  6. Ezekiel 13:2 Literally “heart”
  7. Ezekiel 13:3 Literally “and not they saw”
  8. Ezekiel 13:4 Or “jackals”
  9. Ezekiel 13:5 Hebrew “in”
  10. Ezekiel 13:6 Literally “a divination of a lie”
  11. Ezekiel 13:6 Literally “to confirm a word”
  12. Ezekiel 13:7 Literally “vision of falseness”
  13. Ezekiel 13:7 Literally “divination of a lie”
  14. Ezekiel 13:7 Literally “I not I spoke”
  15. Ezekiel 13:8 Literally “declaration of”
  16. Ezekiel 13:9 Hebrew “in”
  17. Ezekiel 13:10 Literally “to say”
  18. Ezekiel 13:10 Hebrew “he”
  19. Ezekiel 13:11 Literally “rain flooding”
  20. Ezekiel 13:11 Or “and I will give great hailstones. They will fall”
  21. Ezekiel 13:11 Literally “wind of a storm”; or “with respect/concerning you stones of hail, they will fall”
  22. Ezekiel 13:13 Literally “a wind of storm”
  23. Ezekiel 13:13 Literally “rain flooding there will be”
  24. Ezekiel 13:13 Literally “to complete destruction”
  25. Ezekiel 13:15 Literally “not is the wall”
  26. Ezekiel 13:15 Literally “not are the people whitewashing him”
  27. Ezekiel 13:16 Literally “declaration of”
  28. Ezekiel 13:17 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  29. Ezekiel 13:17 Literally “heart”
  30. Ezekiel 13:18 Literally “the sewers of”
  31. Ezekiel 13:18 Or “joints”
  32. Ezekiel 13:18 Literally “the makers of the veils”
  33. Ezekiel 13:18 Or “souls”
  34. Ezekiel 13:18 Or “souls”
  35. Ezekiel 13:18 Literally “and lives/souls for you, you keep alive”
  36. Ezekiel 13:19 Hebrew “lie”
  37. Ezekiel 13:20 Literally “which you are ensnaring with them the souls/individuals”
  38. Ezekiel 13:22 Or “did not”
  39. Ezekiel 13:22 Or “not to turn”
  40. Ezekiel 13:23 Or “vanity” or “vain/false visions”
  41. Ezekiel 13:23 Or “observe”
  42. Ezekiel 13:23 Or “you will indeed not practice divination”
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Ezekiel 13
International Standard Version

A Prophecy against Prophets

13 This message came to me from the Lord: 2 “Son of Man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who even now are prophesying, and tell those prophets that keep on prophesying according to what they wish would happen,[a] ‘Listen to what the Lord says.’”

3 “This is what the Lord God says, ‘How terrible it will be for the false prophets who walk according to their own wrong inclinations[b] and see nothing. 4 Israel, your prophets have become like foxes among ruins. 5 You didn’t go up to repair[c] the breaches in the walls and you didn’t build the walls so Israel’s house would be able to endure battle on the Day of the Lord. 6 Instead, they crafted[d] false prophecies and divination.

“‘They say, “…declares the Lord,” even though the Lord didn’t send them. And they hope for the fulfillment of their message. 7 You’ve crafted[e] a false prophesy and spoken deceptive divination, haven’t you? But then you say, “…declares the Lord,” although I haven’t spoken a single word.

8 “‘Therefore this is what the Lord God says, “Because you’ve spoken falsehood and deceptions, I am therefore opposing[f] you,” declares the Lord God. 9 My hand will oppose the prophets who see false visions and speak deceptive divinations. They won’t be included with the council of my people, nor will they be entered into the registry of Israel’s house or enter Israel’s land. Then you’ll know that I am the Lord God, 10 because they’ve truly caused my people to stray saying, “Peace,” but there’s no peace.’”

Metaphor of the Whitewashed Wall

“When someone builds a wall, they coat it with whitewash. 11 Tell those who coat it with whitewash that it will fall. It will be washed off by the rain. Great hailstones will fall and a stormy wind will strip it off.[g] 12 Look! When the wall collapses, won’t it be said of you, ‘Where’s the coat of paint that you spread all over the wall?’

13 “Therefore this is what the Lord God says, ‘In my burning anger, I’ll rip it open with a windstorm. In my anger, I’ll rinse it off with rain, and put an end to it with a hailstorm in my destructive rage. 14 I’ll tear down the wall that you’ve smeared with whitewash, level it to the ground, and tear out its foundation. Then it will collapse—and you’ll perish with it! Then you’ll know that I am the Lord.

15 “‘That’s how I’ll vent my anger on the wall and on the ones who coated it with whitewash. And I’ll say to you, “The wall is gone and so are those who coated it.”[h] 16 The prophets of Israel prophesied about Jerusalem and saw visions of peace concerning her, yet there’s no peace,’” declares the Lord God.

A Rebuke to Israel’s Women

17 “And now, Son of Man, turn toward and oppose[i] the women[j] of your people who prophesy according to their own wrong inclinations[k] and prophesy against them. 18 Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says, “How terrible it will be for those women who sew magical bracelets on all their wrists and make one-size-fits all headbands,[l] in order to entrap their souls. Will you hunt for the souls of my people and remain alive? 19 You’ve profaned me among my people for a handful of barley and a morsel of bread. You’re causing people to die who shouldn’t have to die, and you’re causing people to live who shouldn’t survive, when you deceive my people who tend to listen to lies.”

20 “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says, “Watch out! I’m opposing your amulets with which you hunt souls as one would swat at a flying insect.[m] I’ll tear them off your arms and then deliver those people, whom you’ve hunted like birds. 21 I’ll also tear off your headbands[n] and deliver my people from your grip so that they won’t be under your control anymore. Then you’ll know that I am the Lord.

22 “‘“Because you’ve dismayed the heart of the righteous—whom I never intended to dismay—with lies, and because you’ve encouraged[o] the wicked so that he wouldn’t abandon his evil behavior and by doing so live, 23 you’ll no longer see false visions or again practice divination, because I’m going to deliver my people from your power. Then you’ll know that I am the Lord.”’”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:2 Lit. prophesying from their heart
  2. Ezekiel 13:3 Lit. spirit
  3. Ezekiel 13:5 The Heb. lacks repair
  4. Ezekiel 13:6 Lit. they have seen
  5. Ezekiel 13:7 Lit. seen
  6. Ezekiel 13:8 Lit. against
  7. Ezekiel 13:11 Lit. rip it open
  8. Ezekiel 13:15 Lit. Those who coated it are not.
  9. Ezekiel 13:17 Lit. Man, set your face against
  10. Ezekiel 13:17 Lit. daughters
  11. Ezekiel 13:17 Lit. spirit
  12. Ezekiel 13:18 Or veils
  13. Ezekiel 13:20 Lit. flying thing
  14. Ezekiel 13:21 Or veils
  15. Ezekiel 13:22 Lit. you’ve strengthened the hand of
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