1And the word of the
Lord came to me and said,
2“Son of Adam, prophesy to the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those
who prophesy from their
own heart, ‘Hear the word of the
Lord.
3This
is what my
Lord the
Lord says: «Woe to impious prophets, who walk after their
own spirit and according to
things which they have not seen.
4It is like foxes in wastelands
that your prophets are, O Israel.
5You have not gone up to the breaches, nor have you made a fence around the house of Israel
so as to stand in battle on
the day of the Lord.
6They have seen visions of what
is false, and of deceitful divination, those who say, ‹The
Lord says›, when the
Lord did not send them, but
men expect a matter to be fulfilled.
7Have you not seen a false vision and spoken deceitful divination and been saying, ‹The
Lord says›, when I have not spoken?»
8Therefore this
is what my
Lord the
Lord says: «Since you have spoken falsely and have seen visions deceitfully, I for my part
am against you, says the
Lord, the
Lord.
9And my hand will be against the prophets who see false visions, and those who divine deceitfully. They will not be in the secret council of my people, and they will not be written in the record of the house of Israel, and they will not enter the territory of Israel, and you will know that I
am the
Lord, the
Lord,
10for the very reason that they have caused my people to stray, by saying, ‹Peace›, when
there is no peace, and when
someone builds a partition
-strength wall, you see them plastering it
with lime.
11Say to those
who plaster
it with lime that it will fall. There will be overwhelming rain, and gigantic hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will tear
it apart.
12And look,
when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, ‹Where
is the plaster
with which you plastered
it?› »
13Therefore this
is what my
Lord the
Lord says: «So I will tear
it apart
with a stormy wind in my fury, and there will be overwhelming rain in my anger, and gigantic hailstones in fury for
its destruction.
14And I will demolish the wall which you have plastered
with lime, and I will raze it to the ground, and its foundation will be exposed, and the
city will fall, and you will come to an end inside it, and you will know that I
am the
Lord.
15And I will expend my fury on the wall, and on those who have plastered it
with lime, and I will say to you, ‹The wall no
longer exists, nor do those who plastered it –
16the prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem, and those who had a vision of peace for it, but
there was no peace, says the
Lord, the
Lord.› » ’
17And you, son of Adam, take a firm stand with the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their
own hearts, and prophesy against them,
18and say, ‘This
is what my
Lord the
Lord says: «Woe to those
who sew coverings on all the joints of my hands, and
who make screens over the heads of every tall figure so as to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the people of my nation, and preserve yourselves alive?
19And you have profaned me in relation to my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting people to death who should not die, and preserving people alive who should not live, by your lying to my people
who hear the lying,
20which
is why this
is what my
Lord the
Lord says: ‹I
am here against your coverings where you ensnare the people rabidly, and I will tear them off your arms, and I will let the people go – people whom you hunt rabidly.
21And I will tear off your screens, and I will deliver my people from your hands, and they will no longer be in your hands as a prey, and you will know that I
am the
Lord,
22because
with lying
you have caused the heart of the righteous
man to despond, but I have not caused him grief. And
you have strengthened the hands of the wicked
man, so that he does not return from his evil way and preserve his life.
23Therefore you will no longer see false visions, nor will you perform divinations, for I will deliver my people from your hands, and you will know that I
am the
Lord.› » ’ ”
Reference(s) in Chapter 13: v.5 ↔ Revelation 1:10.