Verse 18
Ezekiel 13:18
Free Bible Version
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You have disgraced me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people who believe in you, you have killed those who shouldn't have died and let others live who shouldn't.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֗ה הוֹי֩ לִֽ/מְתַפְּר֨וֹת כְּסָת֜וֹת עַ֣ל כָּל אַצִּילֵ֣י יָדַ֗/י וְ/עֹשׂ֧וֹת הַ/מִּסְפָּח֛וֹת עַל רֹ֥אשׁ כָּל קוֹמָ֖ה לְ/צוֹדֵ֣ד נְפָשׁ֑וֹת הַ/נְּפָשׁוֹת֙ תְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָה לְ/עַמִּ֔/י וּ/נְפָשׁ֖וֹת לָ/כֶ֥נָה תְחַיֶּֽינָה
English Translation
And you shall say, thus says my Lord Yahweh: Woe to those who sew together covers for every noble of hand and make the attachments upon the head of every height to hunt souls; the souls you shall hunt shall live for your people, and souls shall live for you.
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Chapter 13 Context
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A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
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This is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Disaster is coming to these foolish prophets who follow the...
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Israel, your prophets are like foxes that live in the ruins.
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The visions they see are false, and the prophecies they give are lies. They claim, ‘This is what the...
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I will punish the prophets who see false visions and give prophecies that are lies. They will not be...
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They have deceived my people by saying, ‘We shall have peace,’ when there won't be any peace. It's l...
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Now, son of man, you are to oppose those Israelite women who make up prophecies in their own minds....
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and tell them that this is what the Lord God (Elohim) says: Disaster is coming to the women who sew...
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