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Chapter 13 |
| 1 | And the word
of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
| 2 | 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; |
| 3 | Thus saith the
Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have
seen nothing! |
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4 | O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the
deserts. |
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| 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. |
| 6 |
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. |
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7 | 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? |
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8 | Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD;
Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against
you, saith the Lord GOD. |
| 9 | 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. |
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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. |
| 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, |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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. |
