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Ezekiel 13:1
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
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Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
And the word of the LORD came to me saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me saying,
World English Bible
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye word of ye Lord came vnto me, saying,
And ye word of ye Lord came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Berean Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:
The Lord said:
Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:
The word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
AND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
AND the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me.
The Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayege:
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayege:
American Standard Version
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying;
And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, saying;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:
The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New English Translation
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
Then the word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
Then the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
The word of the LORD came to me:
The word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, preach against the prophets of Israel who are making things up out of their own heads and calling it ‘prophesying.' "Preach to them the real thing. Tell them, ‘Listen to God's Message!' God , the Master, pronounces doom on the empty-headed prophets who do their own thing and know nothing of what's going on! Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals scavenging through the ruins. They haven't lifted a finger to repair the defenses of the city and have risked nothing to help Israel stand on God 's Day of Judgment. All they do is fantasize comforting illusions and preach lying sermons. They say ‘ God says...' when God hasn't so much as breathed in their direction. And yet they stand around thinking that something they said is going to happen. "Haven't you fantasized sheer nonsense? Aren't your sermons tissues of lies, saying ‘ God says...' when I've done nothing of the kind? Therefore—and this is the Message of God , the Master, remember—I'm dead set against prophets who substitute illusions for visions and use sermons to tell lies. I'm going to ban them from the council of my people, remove them from membership in Israel, and outlaw them from the land of Israel. Then you'll realize that I am God , the Master. "The fact is that they've lied to my people. They've said, ‘No problem; everything's just fine,' when things are not at all fine. When people build a wall, they're right behind them slapping on whitewash. Tell those who are slapping on the whitewash, ‘When a torrent of rain comes and the hailstones crash down and the hurricane sweeps in and the wall collapses, what's the good of the whitewash that you slapped on so liberally, making it look so good?' "And that's exactly what will happen. I, God , the Master, say so: ‘I'll let the hurricane of my wrath loose, a torrent of my hailstone-anger. I'll make that wall you've slapped with whitewash collapse. I'll level it to the ground so that only the foundation stones will be left. And in the ruin you'll all die. You'll realize then that I am God . "‘I'll dump my wrath on that wall, all of it, and on those who plastered it with whitewash. I will say to them, There is no wall, and those who did such a good job of whitewashing it wasted their time, those prophets of Israel who preached to Jerusalem and announced all their visions telling us things were just fine when they weren't at all fine. Decree of God , the Master.' "And the women prophets—son of man, take your stand against the women prophets who make up stuff out of their own minds. Oppose them. Say ‘Doom' to the women who sew magic bracelets and head scarves to suit every taste, devices to trap souls. Say, ‘Will you kill the souls of my people, use living souls to make yourselves rich and popular? You have profaned me among my people just to get ahead yourselves, used me to make yourselves look good—killing souls who should never have died and coddling souls who shouldn't live. You've lied to people who love listening to lies.' "Therefore God says, ‘I am against all the devices and techniques you use to hunt down souls. I'll rip them out of your hands. I'll free the souls you're trying to catch. I'll rip your magic bracelets and scarves to shreds and deliver my people from your influence so they'll no longer be victimized by you. That's how you'll come to realize that I am God . "‘Because you've confounded and confused good people, unsuspecting and innocent people, with your lies, and because you've made it easy for others to persist in evil so that it wouldn't even dawn on them to turn to me so I could save them, as of now you're finished. No more delusion-mongering from you, no more sermonic lies. I'm going to rescue my people from your clutches. And you'll realize that I am God .'"
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, preach against the prophets of Israel who are making things up out of their own heads and calling it ‘prophesying.' "Preach to them the real thing. Tell them, ‘Listen to God's Message!' God , the Master, pronounces doom on the empty-headed prophets who do their own thing and know nothing of what's going on! Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals scavenging through the ruins. They haven't lifted a finger to repair the defenses of the city and have risked nothing to help Israel stand on God 's Day of Judgment. All they do is fantasize comforting illusions and preach lying sermons. They say ‘ God says...' when God hasn't so much as breathed in their direction. And yet they stand around thinking that something they said is going to happen. "Haven't you fantasized sheer nonsense? Aren't your sermons tissues of lies, saying ‘ God says...' when I've done nothing of the kind? Therefore—and this is the Message of God , the Master, remember—I'm dead set against prophets who substitute illusions for visions and use sermons to tell lies. I'm going to ban them from the council of my people, remove them from membership in Israel, and outlaw them from the land of Israel. Then you'll realize that I am God , the Master. "The fact is that they've lied to my people. They've said, ‘No problem; everything's just fine,' when things are not at all fine. When people build a wall, they're right behind them slapping on whitewash. Tell those who are slapping on the whitewash, ‘When a torrent of rain comes and the hailstones crash down and the hurricane sweeps in and the wall collapses, what's the good of the whitewash that you slapped on so liberally, making it look so good?' "And that's exactly what will happen. I, God , the Master, say so: ‘I'll let the hurricane of my wrath loose, a torrent of my hailstone-anger. I'll make that wall you've slapped with whitewash collapse. I'll level it to the ground so that only the foundation stones will be left. And in the ruin you'll all die. You'll realize then that I am God . "‘I'll dump my wrath on that wall, all of it, and on those who plastered it with whitewash. I will say to them, There is no wall, and those who did such a good job of whitewashing it wasted their time, those prophets of Israel who preached to Jerusalem and announced all their visions telling us things were just fine when they weren't at all fine. Decree of God , the Master.' "And the women prophets—son of man, take your stand against the women prophets who make up stuff out of their own minds. Oppose them. Say ‘Doom' to the women who sew magic bracelets and head scarves to suit every taste, devices to trap souls. Say, ‘Will you kill the souls of my people, use living souls to make yourselves rich and popular? You have profaned me among my people just to get ahead yourselves, used me to make yourselves look good—killing souls who should never have died and coddling souls who shouldn't live. You've lied to people who love listening to lies.' "Therefore God says, ‘I am against all the devices and techniques you use to hunt down souls. I'll rip them out of your hands. I'll free the souls you're trying to catch. I'll rip your magic bracelets and scarves to shreds and deliver my people from your influence so they'll no longer be victimized by you. That's how you'll come to realize that I am God . "‘Because you've confounded and confused good people, unsuspecting and innocent people, with your lies, and because you've made it easy for others to persist in evil so that it wouldn't even dawn on them to turn to me so I could save them, as of now you're finished. No more delusion-mongering from you, no more sermonic lies. I'm going to rescue my people from your clutches. And you'll realize that I am God .'"
Contextual Overview
1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 2 Son of man, prophesy thou against the prophets of Israel that prophesy: and thou shalt say to them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the Lord: 3 Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, and see nothing. 4 Thy prophets, O Israel, were like foxes in the deserts. 5 You have not gone up to face the enemy, nor have you set up a wall for the house of Israel, to stand in battle in the day of the Lord. 6 They see vain things, and they foretell lies, saying: The Lord saith: whereas the Lord hath not sent them: and they have persisted to confirm what they have said. 7 Have you not seen a vain vision and spoken a lying divination: and you say: The Lord saith: whereas I have not spoken. 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God: Because you have spoken vain things, and have seen lies: therefore behold I come against you, saith the Lord God. 9 And my hand shall be upon the prophets that see vain things, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, nor shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:10 - all the prophets Isaiah 9:15 - the prophet
Cross-References
Genesis 13:9
Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left.
Behold the whole land is before thee: depart from me, I pray thee: if thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right: if thou choose the right hand, I will pass to the left.
Genesis 20:1
Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
Abraham removed from thence to the south country, and dwelt between Cades and Sur, and sojourned in Gerara.
Genesis 21:33
And Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal.
And Abimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Palestines. But Abraham planted a grove in Bersabee, and there called upon the name of the Lord God eternal.
Joshua 10:40
So Josue conquered all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the plain, and of Asedoth, with their kings: he left not any remains therein, but slew all that breathed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
So Josue conquered all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the plain, and of Asedoth, with their kings: he left not any remains therein, but slew all that breathed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
Joshua 18:5
Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north.
Divide to yourselves the land into seven parts: let Juda be in his bounds on the south side, and the house of Joseph on the north.
1 Samuel 27:10
And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against to day? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni.
And Achis said to him: Whom hast thou gone against to day? David answered: Against the south of Juda, and against the south of Jerameel, and against the south of Ceni.
2 Samuel 24:7
They passed near the walls of Tyre, and all the land of the Hevite, and the Chanaanite, and they came to the south of Juda into Bersabee:
They passed near the walls of Tyre, and all the land of the Hevite, and the Chanaanite, and they came to the south of Juda into Bersabee:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying. Giving orders to prophesy against the false prophets and prophetesses, which were either in the land of Israel, of whom the prophet had notice; or rather who were among the captives in Babylon, where Ezekiel now was.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The identity of phrases and ideas of this chapter with Jeremiah 23:0 leads to the conclusion that Ezekiel took up a well-known prophecy to enforce and apply it to his companions in exile. They probably had read Jeremiah’s words as referring to others than themselves.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIII
This chapter denounces heavy judgments against the lying
prophets who flattered the people, in the midst of their sin
and danger, with false hopes of peace and security, 1-9.
The work of these deceivers is beautifully compared to a frail
and insolent piece of building, which can never stand against
the battering elements of heaven, (the Chaldean forces,) which
God will commission against it, 10-16.
In the remaining part of the chapter woes are denounced against
false prophetesses who practiced vain rites and divinations,
with the view of promoting their own gain by deceiving the
people, 17-23.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIII
