Verse 19
Ezekiel 13:19
World English Bible, British Edition
19
You have profaned me amongst my people for handfuls of barley and for
pieces of bread, to kill the souls who should not die and to save the souls alive who should not live,
by your lying to my people who listen to lies.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה אֹתִ֜/י אֶל עַמִּ֗/י בְּ/שַׁעֲלֵ֣י שְׂעֹרִים֮ וּ/בִ/פְת֣וֹתֵי לֶחֶם֒ לְ/הָמִ֤ית נְפָשׁוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא תְמוּתֶ֔נָה וּ/לְ/חַיּ֥וֹת נְפָשׁ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה בְּ/כַ֨זֶּבְ/כֶ֔ם לְ/עַמִּ֖/י שֹׁמְעֵ֥י כָזָֽב
English Translation
And you shall profane my name among my people by the altars of grains and by the offerings of bread to kill souls that should not die and to keep alive souls that should not live, by your lies to my people who listen to lies.
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Chapter 13 Context
1
The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
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2
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and
say to those who prophesy out...
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3
The Lord GOD says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own
spirit, and have seen nothing!
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Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
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5
You have not gone up into the gaps or built up the wall for the house
of Israel, to stand in the bat...
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6
They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘The LORD says;’
but the LORD has not sent t...
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7
Haven’t you seen a false vision, and haven’t you spoken a lying divination,
in that you say, ‘The LO...
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8
“‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “Because you have spoken falsehood
and seen lies, therefore, behold,...
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9
“My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who utter
lying divinations. They wi...
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10
“‘Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying,
“Peace;” and there is no peace. When on...
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11
Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will
be an overflowing shower; and...
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12
Behold, when the wall has fallen, won’t it be said to you, “Where is
the plaster with which you have...
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13
“‘Therefore the Lord GOD says: “I will even tear it with a stormy
wind in my wrath. There will be an...
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14
So I will break down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash,
and bring it down to the groun...
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15
Thus I will accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on those who have
plastered it with whitewash. I wi...
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to wit, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and
who see visions of peace for h...
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17
You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your
people, who prophesy out of their own h...
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18
and say, “The Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the women who sew magic bands
on all elbows and make veils for...
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19
You have profaned me amongst my people for handfuls of barley and for
pieces of bread, to kill the s...
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“Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against your magic
bands, with which you hunt the souls...
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I will also tear your veils and deliver my people out of your hand;
and they will no longer be in yo...
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Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom
I have not made sad; and strengt...
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Therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practise divination.
I will deliver my people out...
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