13 And
the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 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; 3 Thus
saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own
spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 O
Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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? 8 Therefore
thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies,
therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. 9 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. 10 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: 11 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. 12 Lo,
when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing
wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 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.
14
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. 15 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; 16 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. 17 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, 18 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? 19 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? 20 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. 21 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. 22 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: 23 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.