And the
word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
02 Son 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;
03 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish
prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have
seen nothing!
04 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in
the deserts.
05 Ye 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.
06 They 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.
07 Have 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?
08 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye
have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore,
behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
09 And 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.
10 Because, 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:
11 Say 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.
12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be
said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye
have daubed it?
13 Therefore 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.
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14 So 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.
15 Thus 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;
16 To 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.
17 Likewise, 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,
18 And 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?
19 And 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?
20 Wherefore 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.
21 Your 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.
22 Because 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:
23 Therefore 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.
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