Ezekiel 13:17-23

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁷ “Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are ^(A)prophesying ^(B)from their own ^[a]inspiration. Prophesy against them ¹⁸ and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the women who sew magic bands on ^[b]all wrists and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature to ^(C)hunt down ^[c]lives! Will you hunt down the ^[d]lives of My people, but preserve the ^[e]lives of others for yourselves? ^19 (D)For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death ^[f]some who should not die and to ^(E)keep ^[g]others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

²⁰ Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against your magic bands by which you hunt ^[h]lives there as ^[i]birds and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let ^[j]them go, even those ^[k]lives whom you hunt as ^[l]birds. ²¹ I will also tear off your veils and ^(F)deliver My people from your hands, and they will no longer be in your hands to be hunted; and you will know that I am the Lord. ²² Because you ^(G)disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him grief, but have ^[m](H)encouraged the wicked not to ^(I)turn from his wicked way and preserve his life, ²³ therefore, you women will no longer see ^[n](J)false visions or practice divination, and I will ^(K)deliver My people out of your hand. Thus you will ^(L)know that I am the Lord.”