“Son of man, prophesy against the (A)prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own [a]inspiration, ‘(B)Listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord [b]God says: “Woe to the (C)foolish prophets who are following their own spirit and have (D)seen nothing!

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  1. Ezekiel 13:2 Lit heart
  2. Ezekiel 13:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch

10 It is definitely because they have (A)misled My people by saying, ‘(B)Peace!’ when there is (C)no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash;

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22 Because you (A)disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him pain, but you have [a](B)encouraged the wicked not to (C)turn from his wicked way to keep him alive,

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  1. Ezekiel 13:22 Lit strengthened the hands of

This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who (A)lead my people astray:

When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They (B)cry out, “Peace!”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.

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10 Who (A)build Zion with bloodshed,
And Jerusalem with malice.

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14 Then the Lord said to me, “The (A)prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. (B)I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a (C)false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own [a]minds.

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  1. Jeremiah 14:14 Lit heart

10 His (A)watchmen are (B)blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
11 And the dogs are [a](C)greedy, they [b]are never satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have (D)no understanding;
They have all (E)turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, [c]without exception.

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  1. Isaiah 56:11 Lit strong of soul/appetite
  2. Isaiah 56:11 Lit do not know satisfaction
  3. Isaiah 56:11 Lit from his end

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