²⁵ “‘You profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come,^(A) whose time of punishment has reached its climax,^(B)

⁶ Their visions are false^(A) and their divinations a lie. Even though the Lord has not sent^(B) them, they say, “The Lord declares,” and expect him to fulfill their words.^{(C) 7} Have you not seen false visions^(D) and uttered lying divinations when you say, “The Lord declares,” though I have not spoken?

⁸ “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you,^(E) declares the Sovereign Lord. ⁹ My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying^(F) divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records^(G) of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.^(H)

²⁸ Her prophets whitewash^(A) these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations.^(B) They say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says’—when the Lord has not spoken.^(C)

⁵ “‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword^(A) at the time of their calamity,^(B) the time their punishment reached its climax,^(C)