Ezekiel · Majority Standard Bible
Ezekiel 13 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Then 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 who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear 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 This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
3 The Lord Yahweh says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
4 Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.
4 Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
5 You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.
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 They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
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 Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?
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 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.
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 My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am 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 Yahweh.”
10 Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
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 whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
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 Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered 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 this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.
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 I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will 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 after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed 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 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
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 Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. 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 tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
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 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
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 this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
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 I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will 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 you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
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 will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will 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.
- 2 Ezekiel 13:17; Jeremiah 37:19; Isaiah 9:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Isaiah 1:10
- 3 Lamentations 2:14; Jeremiah 23:28–32; Hosea 9:7; Jeremiah 23:1; Matthew 23:13–29
- 4 Revelation 19:20; Titus 1:10–12; Revelation 13:11–14; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Micah 3:5
- 5 Ezekiel 22:30; Isaiah 58:12; Psalm 106:23; Jeremiah 23:22; Isaiah 13:9
- 6 Jeremiah 28:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Jeremiah 29:8; Ezekiel 21:29; Jeremiah 37:19
- 7 Ezekiel 13:6; Matthew 24:23–24; Ezekiel 13:2–3
- 8 Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 21:3; Ezekiel 35:3; Nahum 2:13; Ezekiel 28:22
- 9 Psalm 87:6; Psalm 69:28; Ezra 2:59; Psalm 101:7; Jeremiah 28:15–17
- 10 Ezekiel 22:28; Ezekiel 13:16; Jeremiah 6:14; 2 Kings 21:9; Jeremiah 8:11
- 11 Ezekiel 38:22; Isaiah 28:2; Nahum 1:3; Isaiah 29:6; Psalm 32:6
- 12 Lamentations 2:14–15; Jeremiah 29:31–32; 2 Kings 3:13; Deuteronomy 32:37; Judges 10:14
- 13 Isaiah 30:30; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:21; Psalm 148:8; Psalm 18:12–13
- 14 Jeremiah 6:15; Micah 1:6; Jeremiah 14:15; Ezekiel 13:9; Habakkuk 3:13
- 15 Psalm 62:3; Isaiah 30:13; Nehemiah 4:3
- 16 Jeremiah 6:14; Ezekiel 13:10; Jeremiah 8:11; Isaiah 48:22; Isaiah 57:20–21
- 17 Ezekiel 13:2; 2 Kings 22:14; Revelation 2:20; Judges 4:4; Luke 2:36
- 18 2 Peter 2:14; Ezekiel 13:20; 2 Timothy 4:3; Ezekiel 22:25; Jeremiah 6:14
- 19 Micah 3:5; Proverbs 28:21; Ezekiel 20:39; Jeremiah 23:17; Jeremiah 23:14
- 20 Ezekiel 13:18; 2 Timothy 3:8–9; Ezekiel 13:15–16; Ezekiel 13:8–9
- 21 Psalm 91:3
- 22 Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 14:13–17; Jeremiah 23:17; Genesis 3:4–5; Ezekiel 13:16
- 23 Ezekiel 13:21; Micah 3:6; Ezekiel 12:24; Ezekiel 34:10; Zechariah 13:3
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… 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?
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