Then the word of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, prophesy
against
the aprophets
of Israel
who prophesy
, and say
to those who prophesy
from their own 1inspiration
, ` bListen
to the word
of the LORD
!
`Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
, "Woe
to the afoolish
prophets
who
are following
their own spirit
and have bseen
nothing
.
"O Israel, your prophets
have been
like foxes
among ruins
.
"You have not agone up into the bbreaches
, nor
did you build
the wall
around
the house
of Israel
to stand
in the battle
on the cday
of the LORD
.
"They see 1 afalsehood
and lying
divination
who are saying
, `The LORD
declares
,' when the LORD
has not sent
them; byet they hope
for the fulfillment
of their word
.
" aDid you not see a false
vision
and speak
a lying
divination
when you said
, `The LORD
declares
,' but it is not I who have spoken
?""'
Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "Because
you have spoken
1falsehood
and seen
a lie
, therefore
behold
, aI am against
you," declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"So My hand will be against
the aprophets
who see
false
visions
and utter
lying
divinations
. They will 1have
no
place
in the council
of My people
, bnor
will they be written
down
in the register
of the house
of Israel
, nor
will they enter
the land
of Israel
, 2that you may know
that I am the Lord
GOD
.
"It is definitely because
they have amisled
My people
by saying
, ` bPeace
!' when there
is cno
peace
. And when anyone
builds
a wall
, behold
, they plaster
it over
with whitewash
;
so tell those who plaster
it over
with whitewash
, that it will fall
. A aflooding
rain
will come
, and you, O hailstones
, will fall
; and a violent
wind
will break
out.
"Behold, when the wall
has fallen
, will you not be asked
, `Where
is the plaster
with which
you plastered
it?"'
Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "I will make a violent
wind
break
out in My wrath
. There will also be in My anger
a flooding
rain
and ahailstones
to consume
it in wrath
.
"So I will tear down
the wall
which
you plastered
over
with whitewash
and bring
it down
to the ground
, so that its afoundation
is laid
bare
; and when it falls
, you will be bconsumed
in its midst
. And you will cknow
that I am the LORD
.
"Thus I will spend My wrath
on the wall
and on those who have plastered
it over
with whitewash
; and I will say
to you, `The wall
1is gone
and its plasterers
are gone
,
along with the prophets of Israel
who prophesy
to Jerusalem
, and who asee
visions
of peace
for her when there
is bno
peace
,' declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"Now you, son of man
, set
your face
against
the daughters
of your people
who are aprophesying
bfrom their own 1inspiration
. Prophesy
against
them
and say, `Thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "Woe
to the women who sew
magic bands
on 1all
wrists
and make
veils
for the heads
of persons of every
stature
to ahunt
down
2lives
! Will you hunt
down
the 2lives
of My people
, but preserve
the 2lives
of others for yourselves?
" aFor handfuls of barley
and fragments
of bread
, you have profaned
Me to My people
to put
to death
1some
who
should not die
and to bkeep
1others
alive
who
should not live
, by your lying
to My people
who listen
to lies
.""'
Therefore, thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, "Behold
, I am against
your magic bands
by which
you hunt
1lives
there
as 2birds
and I will tear
them from your arms
; and I will let
1them go
, even
those 1lives
whom
you hunt
as 2birds
.
"I will also tear off your veils
and adeliver
My people
from your hands
, and they will no
longer
be in your hands
to be hunted
; and you will know
that I am the LORD
.
"Because you adisheartened
the righteous
with falsehood
when I did not cause
him grief
, but have 1 bencouraged
the wicked
not to cturn
from his wicked
way
and preserve
his life
,
therefore, you women will no
longer
see
1 afalse
visions
or practice
divination
, and I will bdeliver
My people
out of your hand
. Thus you will cknow
that I am the LORD
."