Ezekiel 13:17–23

¹⁷“Now, son of man, turn ^ctoward the women of your people who prophesy ^dout of their own imagination. Prophesy against them ^e18and say: This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the women who sew magic bands on the wrist of every hand and who make veils for the heads of people of every height in order to ensnare lives. Will you ensnare the lives of My people but preserve your own? ^f19You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley ^gand scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.

²⁰“Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am against your magic bands that you ensnare people with like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. I will free the people you have ensnared like birds. ²¹I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, ^hso that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. ²²Because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies, even though I have not caused him grief, ⁱand because you have encouraged the wicked ^jperson not to turn from his evil way to save his life, ²³therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. ^kI will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”