Ezekiel 13:17-23

New Century Version

False Women Prophets

¹⁷ “Now, human, look toward the women among your people who make up their own prophecies. Prophesy against them. ¹⁸ Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: How terrible it will be for women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils of every length to trap people! You ruin the lives of my people but try to save your own lives. ¹⁹ For handfuls of barley and pieces of bread, you have dishonored me among my people. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed people who should not die, and you have kept alive those who should not live.

²⁰ “‘So this is what the Lord God says: I am against your magic charms, by which you trap people as if they were birds. I will tear those charms off your arms, and I will free those people you have trapped like birds. ²¹ I will also tear off your veils and save my people from your hands. They will no longer be trapped by your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord. ²² By your lies you have caused those who did right to be sad, when I did not make them sad. And you have encouraged the wicked not to stop being wicked, which would have saved their lives. ²³ So you will not see false visions or prophesy anymore, and I will save my people from your power so you will know that I am the Lord.’”