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1 The
LORD’s word came
to me, saying,
2 “Son
of man, prophesy
against the
prophets of Israel
who prophesy, and
say to those
who prophesy out
of their own heart,
‘Hear the LORD’s
word:
3 The
Lord GOD says, “Woe
to the foolish
prophets, who
follow their own
spirit, and have
seen nothing!
4 Israel,
your prophets have
been like foxes
in the waste
places.
5 You
have not gone
up into the
gaps or built up
the wall for
the house of
Israel, to stand
in the battle
in the LORD’s
day.
6 They
have seen
falsehood and
lying divination,
who say, ‘The
LORD says;’ but
the LORD has
not sent them.
They have made men
to hope that
the word would
be confirmed.
7 Haven’t you
seen a false
vision, and haven’t
you spoken a
lying divination,
in that you
say, ‘The LORD
says;’ but I
have not spoken?”
8 “ ‘Therefore
the Lord GOD
says: “Because you
have spoken
falsehood and seen
lies, therefore,
behold, I am
against you,” says
the Lord GOD.
9 “My
hand will be
against the
prophets who see
false visions and
who utter lying
divinations. They
will not be
in the council
of my people,
neither will they
be written in
the writing of
the house of
Israel, neither
will they enter
into the land of
Israel. Then you
will know that
I am the
Lord GOD.”
10 “ ‘Because,
even because they
have seduced my
people, saying, “Peace;”
and there is no
peace. When one
builds up a
wall, behold, they
plaster it with
whitewash.
11 Tell
those who plaster
it with whitewash
that it will
fall. There will
be an overflowing
shower; and you,
great hailstones, will fall.
A stormy wind
will tear it.
12 Behold,
when the wall
has fallen, won’t
it be said to
you, “Where is
the plaster with
which you have
plastered it?”
13 “ ‘Therefore
the Lord GOD
says: “I will
even tear it
with a stormy
wind in my
wrath. There will
be an overflowing
shower in my
anger, and great hailstones
in wrath to
consume it.
14 So
I will break
down the wall
that you have
plastered with
whitewash, and
bring it down
to the ground, so
that its
foundation will be
uncovered. It will
fall, and you
will be consumed
in the middle
of it. Then
you will know
that I am
the LORD.
15 Thus I will
accomplish my
wrath on the
wall, and on those
who have plastered it
with whitewash. I
will tell you, ‘The
wall is no more, nor those who
plastered it—
16 to wit,
the prophets of
Israel who
prophesy concerning
Jerusalem, and who
see visions of
peace for her,
and there is
no peace,’ ” says
the Lord GOD.’ ”
17 You,
son of man,
set your face
against the
daughters of your
people, who
prophesy out of
their own heart;
and prophesy
against them,
18 and say, “The
Lord GOD says: ‘Woe
to the women who
sew magic bands on
all elbows and
make veils for
the head of
persons of every
stature to hunt
souls! Will you
hunt the souls
of my people
and save souls
alive for
yourselves?
19 You
have profaned me
among my people
for handfuls of
barley and for
pieces of bread,
to kill the
souls who should
not die and
to save the
souls alive who
should not live,
by your lying
to my people
who listen to
lies.’
20 “Therefore
the Lord GOD
says: ‘Behold, I
am against
your magic bands,
with which you
hunt the souls
to make them fly,
and I will
tear them from
your arms. I
will let the
souls fly free,
even the souls whom
you ensnare like
birds.
21 I
will also tear
your veils and
deliver my people
out of your
hand; and they
will no longer
be in your
hand to
be ensnared. Then
you will know
that I am
the LORD.
22 Because
with lies you
have grieved the
heart of the
righteous, whom I
have not made
sad; and
strengthened the
hands of the
wicked, that he
should not return
from his wicked
way, and be
saved alive.
23 Therefore
you shall no
more see false
visions nor
practice divination.
I will deliver
my people out
of your hand.
Then you will
know that I
am the LORD.’ ”