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Ezekiel 13:6-8
New English Translation
Ezekiel 13:6-8
New English Translation
6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie.[a] They say, “The Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them;[b] yet they expect their word to be confirmed.[c] 7 Have you not seen a false vision and announced a lying omen when you say, “The Lord declares,” although I myself never spoke?
8 “‘Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you have spoken false words and forecast delusion, look,[d] I am against you,[e] declares the Sovereign Lord.
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- Ezekiel 13:6 sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.
- Ezekiel 13:6 sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14 and 23:21.
- Ezekiel 13:6 tn Or “confirmed”; NIV has “to be fulfilled,” TEV “to come true.”
- Ezekiel 13:8 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
- Ezekiel 13:8 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘hinnenî ’êlékâ’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.
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