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Chapter 13
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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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; |
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets,
that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! |
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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. |
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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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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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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have
spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am
against you, saith the Lord GOD. |
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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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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: |
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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. |
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Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto
you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? |
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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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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. |
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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; |
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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. |
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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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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? |
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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? |
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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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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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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: |
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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. |
