And the word of the LORD
came unto me, saying
,
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
;
Thus saith the Lord
GOD
; Woe
unto the foolish
prophets
, that follow
their own spirit
, and have seen
nothing!
O Israel, thy prophets
are like the foxes
in the deserts
.
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
.
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
.
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
?
Therefore thus saith the Lord
GOD
; Because ye have spoken
vanity
, and seen
lies
, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith
the Lord
GOD
.
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
.
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 :
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 .
Lo, when the wall is fallen
, shall it not be said
unto you, Where is the daubing
wherewith ye have daubed
it ?
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 .
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
.
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;
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
.
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,
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?
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
?
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
.
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
.
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
:
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
.