‏ Ezekiel 13

CHAPTER 13

Ezekiel Prophesies against the Prophets

1And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to me, saying, 2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets   of Israel, the ones prophesying! And you shall speak to the prophets, to the ones prophesying from their own heart. And you shall prophesy, and shall say to them, Hear the word of the lord! 3Thus says Adonai the lord; Woe to the ones prophesying from their own heart, to the ones going after   their own spirit, and   altogether they do not see. 4As foxes in the desolate places, so are  your prophets, O Israel. 5They stood not in firmness, and they gathered not flocks unto the house   of Israel; they did not rise up in war, the ones saying, In the day of the lord. 6Ones seeing false visions, using [²oracles ¹vain], the ones saying, Thus says the lord, and the lord  has not sent them. And they began   to raise up a false word. 7Have you not [³vision ²a false ¹seen], and [³divinations ²vain ¹spoken]? And you speak, says the lord, and I spoke not. 8On account of this, say! Thus says Adonai the lord; Because   your words are false, and   your divinations vain, on account of this, behold, I am  against you, says Adonai the lord. 9And I will stretch out   my hand against the prophets, of the ones seeing false visions, and the ones declaring vain things  in instruction   of my people. They will not be, nor [²among ³the writing ⁴of the house ⁵of Israel   ¹shall they be written], and into the land   of Israel they shall not enter; and they shall know that I am  Adonai the lord.

The Wall shall Fall

10Because they misled   my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and this one builds a wall, and they plaster it -- it shall fall. 11Say to the ones plastering it, that, It shall fall, and there shall be [²rain ¹flooding], and I will appoint [²stones ¹rock throwing] against   their chambers, and they shall fall; and [²wind ¹a removing], and it shall be broken asunder. 12And behold, [³has fallen ¹the ²wall], (and shall they not say to you, Where is   your plaster by which you plastered it?) 13On account of this, Thus says Adonai the lord, that, I will tear forth  [²breath ¹a removing] with rage, and [³rain ²a flooding ⁴in ⁵my anger ¹there will be], and the stones   for rock throwing in rage I will bring unto completion. 14And I will raze the wall which you plastered, and it shall fall. And I will put it upon the ground, and [²shall be uncovered   ¹its foundations], and it shall fall. And you shall be exhausted with reproofs; and you shall realize that I am  the lord. 15And I will exhaust   my rage against the wall, and upon the ones plastering it, and it shall fall. And I said to you, [³is not ¹The ²wall], nor the ones plastering it -- 16the prophets   of Israel, the ones prophesying against Jerusalem, and the ones seeing her peace, and there is no peace, says Adonai the lord.

The LORD is against the False Prophetesses

17And you, O son of man, firmly fix   your face against the daughters   of your people! the ones prophesying from their own heart. And you prophesy against them! 18And you shall say, Thus says Adonai the lord; Woe to the ones sewing together pillows under every elbow of the hand, and making coverings for every head of every stature   to pervert souls. The souls are perverted   of my people, and [²souls ¹they protected]. 19And they profaned me before   my people for a handful of barley, and for pieces of bread loaves,   to kill the souls who must not die, and   to protect souls who must not live, in   you declaring to a people listening to vain maxims. 20On account of this, Thus says Adonai the lord; Behold, I am  against   your pillows upon which you [³there ¹confederate ²souls]; and I will tear them from   your arms, and I will send out the souls, the ones whom you distorted   their souls for dispersing. 21And I will tear up   your coverings, and I will rescue   my people from out of your hand, and no longer will they be in your hands for a confederacy; and you shall realize that I am  the lord. 22Because you pervert the heart of the just wrongfully, for I did not pervert him; and   you strengthened the hands of the lawless one   altogether, to not turn him from   [³way ¹his   ²evil], so as to enliven him. 23Because of this, [³false visions  ¹in no way ²shall you see], and [³divinations ¹in no way ²shall you divine] still. And I will rescue   my people from out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the lord.