Ezekiel 13:2-3
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2 “Son of man, prophesy against the (A)prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy from their own [a]inspiration, ‘(B)Listen to the word of the Lord! 3 This is what the Lord [b]God says: “Woe to the (C)foolish prophets who are following their own spirit and have (D)seen nothing!
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- Ezekiel 13:2 Lit heart
- Ezekiel 13:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
Ezekiel 13:10
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10 It is definitely because they have (A)misled My people by saying, ‘(B)Peace!’ when there is (C)no peace. And when anyone builds a wall, behold, they plaster it over with whitewash;
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Ezekiel 13:22
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22 Because you (A)disheartened the righteous with falsehood when I did not cause him pain, but you have [a](B)encouraged the wicked not to (C)turn from his wicked way to keep him alive,
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- Ezekiel 13:22 Lit strengthened the hands of
Micah 3:5
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5 This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who (A)lead my people astray:
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They (B)cry out, “Peace!”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
Micah 3:10
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10 Who (A)build Zion with bloodshed,
And Jerusalem with malice.
Jeremiah 14:14
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14 Then the Lord said to me, “The (A)prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. (B)I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a (C)false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own [a]minds.
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- Jeremiah 14:14 Lit heart
Isaiah 56:10-11
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10 His (A)watchmen are (B)blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
11 And the dogs are [a](C)greedy, they [b]are never satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have (D)no understanding;
They have all (E)turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, [c]without exception.
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- Isaiah 56:11 Lit strong of soul/appetite
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit do not know satisfaction
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit from his end
Jeremiah 23:16-17
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16 This is what the Lord of armies says:
“(A)Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.
They are (B)leading you into futility;
They tell a (C)vision of their own [a]imagination,
Not (D)from the mouth of the Lord.
17 They keep saying to those who (E)despise Me,
‘The Lord has said, “(F)You will have peace”’;
And as for everyone who walks in the (G)stubbornness of his own heart,
They say, ‘(H)Disaster will not come on you.’
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- Jeremiah 23:16 Lit heart
Jeremiah 23:21-22
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21 (A)I did not send these prophets,
But they ran.
I did not speak to them,
But they prophesied.
22 But if they had (B)stood in My council,
Then they would have (C)announced My words to My people,
And would have turned them back from their evil way
And from the evil of their deeds.
Jeremiah 23:25-32
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25 “I have (A)heard what the prophets have said who (B)prophesy falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a (C)dream, I had a dream!’ 26 How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the (D)deceitfulness of their own heart, 27 who intend to (E)make My people forget My name by their dreams which they report to one another, just as their fathers (F)forgot My name because of Baal? 28 The prophet who has a dream may report his dream, but let him who has (G)My word speak My word truthfully. (H)What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is My word not like (I)fire?” declares the Lord, “and like a (J)hammer which shatters a rock? 30 Therefore behold, (K)I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who steal My words from each other. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who [a]use their tongues and declare, ‘The Lord declares!’ 32 Behold, I am against those who have prophesied (L)false dreams,” declares the Lord, “and reported them and led My people astray by their lies and (M)reckless boasting; yet (N)I did not send them nor command them, nor do they (O)provide this people the slightest benefit,” declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 23:31 Lit take
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