Ezekiel 13:21
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.
20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.
I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
22 Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
23 therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will deliver My people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I will also tear your veils and deliver my people out of your hand; and they will no longer be in your hand to be ensnared. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
- ASV
- 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 Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And I will tear your veils 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] Jehovah.
- BLB
- And I will tear off your⁺ veils, and I will deliver My people from your⁺ hands, and they will be no longer in your⁺ hands as prey! And you⁺ will know that I [am] YHWH.
- ÅB
- Og jeg vil sønderrive deres hetter og utfri mitt folk av deres hånd, og de skal ikke mere være et bytte i deres hånd, og dere skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.
- OTB
- Jeg vil fjerne deres slør og redde mitt folk fra deres hender, og de vil ikke lenger bli bytte for deres makt. Da skal dere vite at jeg er Herren.
- B1930
- Og jeg vil sønderrive eders hetter og utfri mitt folk av eders hånd, og de skal ikke mere være et bytte i eders hånd, og I skal kjenne at jeg er Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 91:3
Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
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