Ezekiel 13:1–9

Woe to Foolish Prophets

13 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy aagainst the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to bthose who prophesy out of their own cheart, 1‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ ”

3 Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen 2nothing! 4 O Israel, your prophets are dlike foxes in the deserts. 5 You ehave not gone up into the 3gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord. 6 fThey have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ But the Lord has gnot sent them; yet they hope that the word may 4be confirmed. 7 Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, ‘The Lord says,’ but I have not spoken.”

8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have spoken nonsense and envisioned lies, therefore I am indeed against you,” says the Lord God. 9 “My hand will be hagainst the prophets who envision futility and who idivine lies; they shall not be in the assembly of My people, jnor be written in the record of the house of Israel, knor shall they enter into the land of Israel. lThen you shall know that I am the Lord God.