Ezekiel 13:17–23

¹⁷“Likewise, son of man, ^rset your face against the daughters of your people, ^swho prophesy out of their own ⁶heart; prophesy against them, ¹⁸and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms ⁷on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you ^thunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive? ¹⁹And will you profane Me among My people ^ufor handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die, and keeping people alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies?”

²⁰‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against your magic charms by which you hunt souls there like ⁸birds. I will tear them from your arms, and let the souls go, the souls you hunt like birds. ²¹I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be as prey in your hand. ^vThen you shall know that I am the Lord.

²²“Because with ^wlies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and you have ^xstrengthened the hands of the wicked, so that he does not turn from his wicked way to save his life. ²³Therefore ^yyou shall no longer envision futility nor practice divination; for I will deliver My people out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”