Verse 20

Ezekiel 13:20

Young's Literal Translation

20 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against your pillows, With which ye are hunting there the souls of the flourishing, And I have rent them from off your arms, And have sent away the souls that ye are hunting, The souls of the flourishing.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/כֵ֞ן כֹּה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְ/נִ֤י אֶל כִּסְּתוֹתֵי/כֶ֨נָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַ֠תֵּנָה מְצֹדְד֨וֹת שָׁ֤ם אֶת הַ/נְּפָשׁוֹת֙ לְ/פֹ֣רְח֔וֹת וְ/קָרַעְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔/ם מֵ/עַ֖ל זְרוֹעֹֽתֵי/כֶ֑ם וְ/שִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ אֶת הַ/נְּפָשׁ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם מְצֹדְד֥וֹת אֶת נְפָשִׁ֖ים לְ/פֹרְחֹֽת
English Translation
Therefore, thus says my Lord YHWH: Behold, I am against your thrones that you set there to catch souls for the slaughter, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will send away the souls that you catch to slaughter.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 13 Context
1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, Focus ↗
2 'Son of man, prophesy concerning the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and thou hast said to t... Focus ↗
3 Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the prophets who are foolish, Who are going after their own spi... Focus ↗
4 As foxes in the wastes, Thy prophets, O Israel, have been. Focus ↗
5 Ye have not gone up into breaches, Nor do ye make a fence for the house of Israel, To stand in battl... Focus ↗
6 They have seen vanity, and lying divination, Who are saying: An affirmation of Jehovah, And Jehovah... Focus ↗
7 A vain vision have ye not seen, And a lying divination spoken, When ye say: An affirmation of Jehova... Focus ↗
8 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen a lie, Therefore, lo,... Focus ↗
9 And My hand hath been on the prophets, Who are seeing vanity, and who are divining a lie, In the ass... Focus ↗
10 Because, even because, they did cause My people to err, Saying, Peace! and there is no peace, And th... Focus ↗
11 Say to those daubing with chalk -- It falleth, There hath been an overflowing shower, And ye, O hail... Focus ↗
12 And lo, fallen hath the wall! Doth not one say unto you, Where [is] the daubing that ye daubed? Focus ↗
13 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have rent with a tempestuous wind in My fury, And an overfl... Focus ↗
14 And I have broken down the wall that ye daubed with chalk, And have caused it to come unto the earth... Focus ↗
15 And I have completed My wrath on the wall, And on those daubing it with chalk, And I say to you: The... Focus ↗
16 The prophets of Israel who are prophesying concerning Jerusalem, And who are seeing for her a vision... Focus ↗
17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who are prophesying out of t... Focus ↗
18 And thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to those sowing pillows for all joints of the ar... Focus ↗
19 Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to d... Focus ↗
20 Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against your pillows, With which ye are hunting th...
21 And I have torn your kerchiefs, And delivered My people out of your hand, And they are no more in yo... Focus ↗
22 Because of paining the heart of the righteous with falsehood, And I have not pained it, And strength... Focus ↗
23 Therefore, vanity ye do not see, And divination ye do not divine again, And I have delivered My peop... Focus ↗