Ezekiel 13:17
15 And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—
16 those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.’
Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
18 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
19 You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
- KJV
- 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,
- WEB
- You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,
- ASV
- And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
- DARBY
- And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,
- BLB
- And you, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, those prophesying from their own heart, and prophesy against them,
- ÅB
- Og du menneskesønn! Vend ditt ansikt mot ditt folks døtre, som spår etter sitt eget hjerte, og spå mot dem
- OTB
- Nå, menneskesønn, vend ditt ansikt mot døtrene av ditt folk som profeterer av egen fantasi. Profetér mot dem
- B1930
- Og du menneskesønn! Vend ditt ansikt mot ditt folks døtre, som spår efter sitt eget hjerte, og spå mot dem
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 13:2
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!
Read in context2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.
Read in contextRevelation 2:20
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
Read in contextJudges 4:4
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
Read in contextLuke 2:36
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
Read in contextIsaiah 4:4
when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:16–26
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty— walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Read in contextEzekiel 4:3
Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
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