Verse 8

Ezekiel 13:8

New Living Translation

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8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says the Sovereign LORD.

Original Language Text

hebrew

לָ/כֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן דַּבֶּרְ/כֶ֣ם שָׁ֔וְא וַ/חֲזִיתֶ֖ם כָּזָ֑ב לָ/כֵן֙ הִנְ/נִ֣י אֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥/י יְהוִֽה

English Translation

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Because you speak emptiness and see falsehood, therefore, behold, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 Then this message came to me from the LORD: Focus ↗

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the false prophets of Israel who are inventing their own prophecies. S... Focus ↗

3 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their... Focus ↗

4 “O people of Israel, these prophets of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins. Focus ↗

5 They have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation. They have not helped it... Focus ↗

6 Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions. They say, ‘This message is from the LORD,’... Focus ↗

7 Can your visions be anything but false if you claim, ‘This message is from the LORD,’ when I have no... Focus ↗

8 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because what you say is false and your visions are...

9 I will raise my fist against all the prophets who see false visions and make lying predictions, and... Focus ↗

10 “This will happen because these evil prophets deceive my people by saying, ‘All is peaceful’ when th... Focus ↗

11 Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; gr... Focus ↗

12 And when the wall falls, the people will cry out, ‘What happened to your whitewash?’ Focus ↗

13 “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a sto... Focus ↗

14 I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you... Focus ↗

15 At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied. Then I... Focus ↗

16 They were lying prophets who claimed peace would come to Jerusalem when there was no peace. I, the S... Focus ↗

17 “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations. Focus ↗

18 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my... Focus ↗

19 You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to... Focus ↗

20 “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare... Focus ↗

21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp. They will no longer be your vict... Focus ↗

22 You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn’t want them to be sad. And you have en... Focus ↗

23 Because of all this, you will no longer talk of seeing visions that you never saw, nor will you make... Focus ↗

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Book: Ezekiel
Chapter: Chapter 13 (23 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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