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Ezekiel 13 Brenton's English Septuagint

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  • OT: Septuagint (Greek)
  • Septuagint Old Testament (no New Testament)
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  • 1844
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Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, and thou shalt prophesy, and shalt say to them, Hear ye the word of the Lord:
2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word:
3 Thus saith the Lord, Woe to them that prophesy out of their own heart, and who see nothing at all.
3 The Lord Yahweh says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 Thy prophets, O Israel, are like foxes in the deserts.
4 Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
5 They have not continued steadfast, and they have gathered flocks against the house of Israel, they that say,
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 Yahweh’s day.
6 In the day of the Lord, have not stood, seeing false [visions], prophesying vanities, who say, The Lord saith, and the Lord has not sent them, and they began [to try] to confirm the word.
6 They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but Yahweh has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.
7 Have ye not seen a false vision? and spoken vain prophecies?
7 Haven’t you seen a false vision, and haven’t you spoken a lying divination, in that you say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but I have not spoken?”
8 And therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; Because your words are false, and your prophecies are vain, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord.
8 “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you,” says the Lord Yahweh.
9 And I will stretch forth my hand against the prophets that see false [visions], and those that utter vanities: they shall not partake of the instruction of my people, neither shall they be written in the roll of the house of Israel, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
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 Yahweh.”
10 Because they have caused my people to err, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and one builds a wall, and they plaster it,—it shall fall.
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 Say to them that plaster [it], It shall fall; and there shall be a flooding rain; and I will send great stones upon their joinings, and they shall fall; and there shall be a sweeping wind, and it shall be broken.
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 And lo! the wall has fallen; and will they not say to you, Where is your plaster wherewith ye plastered [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 thus saith the Lord; I will even cause to burst forth a sweeping blast with fury, and there shall be a flooding rain in my wrath; and in [my] fury I will bring on great stones for complete destruction.
13 “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh 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 And I will break down the wall which ye have plastered, and it shall fall; and I will lay it on the ground, and its foundations shall be discovered, and it shall fall; and ye shall be consumed with rebukes: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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 Yahweh.
15 And I will accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that plaster it; it shall fall: and I said to you, The wall is not, nor they that plaster it,
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 even the prophets of Israel, who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see [visions of] peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord.
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 Yahweh.’”
17 And thou, son of man, set thy face firmly against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them.
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 thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, Woe to the [women] that sew pillows under every elbow, and make kerchiefs on the head of every stature to pervert souls! The souls of my people are perverted, and they have saved souls alive.
18 and say, “The Lord Yahweh 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 And they have dishonoured me before my people for a handful of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls which should not die, and to save alive the souls which should not live, while ye speak to a people hearing vain speeches.
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 thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I am against your pillows, whereby ye there confound souls, and I will tear them away from your arms, and will set at liberty their souls which ye pervert to scatter them.
20 “Therefore the Lord Yahweh 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 And I will tear your kerchiefs, and will rescue my people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be in your hands to be confounded; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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 Yahweh.
22 Because ye have perverted the heart of the righteous, whereas I perverted him not, and [that] in order to strengthen the hands of the wicked, that he should not at all turn from his evil way and live:
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 ye shall not see false [visions], and ye shall no more utter prophecies: but I will deliver my people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
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 Yahweh.’”
Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 2 Ezekiel 13:17; Jeremiah 37:19; Isaiah 9:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Isaiah 1:10
  2. 3 Lamentations 2:14; Jeremiah 23:28–32; Hosea 9:7; Jeremiah 23:1; Matthew 23:13–29
  3. 4 Revelation 19:20; Titus 1:10–12; Revelation 13:11–14; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Micah 3:5
  4. 5 Ezekiel 22:30; Isaiah 58:12; Psalm 106:23; Jeremiah 23:22; Isaiah 13:9
  5. 6 Jeremiah 28:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Jeremiah 29:8; Ezekiel 21:29; Jeremiah 37:19
  6. 7 Ezekiel 13:6; Matthew 24:23–24; Ezekiel 13:2–3
  7. 8 Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 21:3; Ezekiel 35:3; Nahum 2:13; Ezekiel 28:22
  8. 9 Psalm 87:6; Psalm 69:28; Ezra 2:59; Psalm 101:7; Jeremiah 28:15–17
  9. 10 Ezekiel 22:28; Ezekiel 13:16; Jeremiah 6:14; 2 Kings 21:9; Jeremiah 8:11
  10. 11 Ezekiel 38:22; Isaiah 28:2; Nahum 1:3; Isaiah 29:6; Psalm 32:6
  11. 12 Lamentations 2:14–15; Jeremiah 29:31–32; 2 Kings 3:13; Deuteronomy 32:37; Judges 10:14
  12. 13 Isaiah 30:30; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:21; Psalm 148:8; Psalm 18:12–13
  13. 14 Jeremiah 6:15; Micah 1:6; Jeremiah 14:15; Ezekiel 13:9; Habakkuk 3:13
  14. 15 Psalm 62:3; Isaiah 30:13; Nehemiah 4:3
  15. 16 Jeremiah 6:14; Ezekiel 13:10; Jeremiah 8:11; Isaiah 48:22; Isaiah 57:20–21
  16. 17 Ezekiel 13:2; 2 Kings 22:14; Revelation 2:20; Judges 4:4; Luke 2:36
  17. 18 2 Peter 2:14; Ezekiel 13:20; 2 Timothy 4:3; Ezekiel 22:25; Jeremiah 6:14
  18. 19 Micah 3:5; Proverbs 28:21; Ezekiel 20:39; Jeremiah 23:17; Jeremiah 23:14
  19. 20 Ezekiel 13:18; 2 Timothy 3:8–9; Ezekiel 13:15–16; Ezekiel 13:8–9
  20. 21 Psalm 91:3
  21. 22 Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 14:13–17; Jeremiah 23:17; Genesis 3:4–5; Ezekiel 13:16
  22. 23 Ezekiel 13:21; Micah 3:6; Ezekiel 12:24; Ezekiel 34:10; Zechariah 13:3

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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  1. Quotes verse 13:10 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXVIII)

    … the miracle was far beyond words), He added and said, "It is the Lord's doing." And by the stone He means Himself, and by builders the teachers of the Jews; as Ezekiel also saith, "They that build the wall, and daub it with untempered mortar." But how did they reject Him?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)