Ezekiel 13
1And
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son
of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts,
Hear ye the word of the LORD;
3Thus saith
the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of
Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
6They
have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others
to hope that they would confirm the word.
7Have
ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not
spoken?
8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD;
Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.
9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies:
they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither
shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one
built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing
shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have
daubed it?
13Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great
hailstones in my fury to consume it.
14So
will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation
thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am
the LORD.
15Thus will I accomplish my wrath
upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither
they that daubed it;
16To wit, the prophets
of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord
GOD.
17Likewise, thou son of man, set thy
face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
18And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes,
and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the
souls alive that come unto you?
19And will
ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to
save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
20Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith
ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that
ye hunt to make them fly.
21Your kerchiefs
also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall
know that I am the LORD.
22Because with lies
ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should
not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
23Therefore
ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that
I am the LORD.