1The word of the Lord came to me:2“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ (Jer 23:16; Jer 23:26; Eze 2:1; Eze 13:17)3Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!4Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.5You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord. (Ps 80:12; Ps 106:23; Isa 5:5; Isa 58:12; Eze 22:30)6They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the Lord,’ when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. (Jer 5:31; Jer 14:14; Eze 12:24; Eze 13:23; Eze 21:29; Eze 22:28)7Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, ‘Declares the Lord,’ although I have not spoken?” (Jer 23:21)8Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, I am against you, declares the Lord God. (Jer 21:13; Eze 5:8; Eze 21:3; Eze 26:3; Eze 28:22; Eze 29:3; Eze 30:22; Eze 34:10; Eze 35:3; Eze 38:3)9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God. (Ezr 2:59; Ezr 2:62; Ne 7:5; Ps 69:28; Ps 87:6; Eze 6:7; Eze 20:38)10Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash,[1] (Jer 6:14; Eze 13:16; Eze 22:28; Mic 3:5)11say to those who smear it with whitewash that it shall fall! There will be a deluge of rain, and you, O great hailstones, will fall, and a stormy wind break out. (Isa 28:2; Isa 28:17; Isa 30:13; Eze 38:22)12And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the coating with which you smeared it?’13Therefore thus says the Lord God: I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end. (Eze 13:11)14And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord. (Eze 6:7)15Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall and upon those who have smeared it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who smeared it,16the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord God. (Eze 13:10)17“And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them (Ex 15:20; Jud 4:4; 2Ki 22:14; Eze 6:2; Eze 13:2)18and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? (Eze 13:20; Eze 13:21)19You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies. (Pr 28:21; Mic 3:5)20“Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. (Eze 13:8; Eze 13:18)21Your veils also I will tear off and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, and you shall know that I am the Lord. (Eze 6:7; Eze 34:10)22Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life, (Jer 14:14; Jer 23:14; Jer 28:15; Eze 18:21)23therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the Lord.” (Eze 13:6; Eze 13:9)
1The word of the Lord came to me:2‘Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: “Hear the word of the Lord!3This is what the Sovereign Lord says: woe to the foolish[1] prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!4Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.5You have not gone up to the breaches in the wall to repair it for the people of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the Lord.6Their visions are false and their divinations a lie. Even though the Lord has not sent them, they say, ‘The Lord declares’, and expect him to fulfil their words.7Have you not seen false visions and uttered lying divinations when you say, ‘The Lord declares’, though I have not spoken?8‘ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Sovereign Lord.9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.10‘ “Because they lead my people astray, saying, ‘Peace’, when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,11therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth.12When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you covered it with?’13‘ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: in my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury.14I will tear down the wall you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it[2] falls, you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the Lord.15So I will pour out my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, ‘The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it,16those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”17‘Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them18and say, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?19You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.20‘ “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds.21I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.22Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies, when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,23therefore you will no longer see false visions or practise divination. I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.” ’
The Lord punishes those who pretend to be true prophets
1A message from the LORD came to me. The LORD said,2‘Son of man, prophesy against those who are now prophesying in Israel. What they prophesy comes out of their own minds. Tell them, “Listen to the LORD’s message!3The LORD and King says, ‘How terrible it will be for you foolish prophets! You say what your own minds tell you to. Your visions do not come from me.4Israel, your prophets are like wild dogs that live among broken-down buildings.5You have not repaired the cracks in the city wall for the people of Israel. So it will not stand firm in the battle on the day I judge you.6The visions of those prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say, “The LORD announces.” But I have not sent them. In spite of that, they expect him to make their words come true.7You prophets have seen false visions. You have used magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But your magic tricks are lies. So you lied when you said, “The LORD announces.” I did not even speak to you at all.’8‘ “The LORD and King says, ‘I am against you prophets. Your messages are false. Your visions do not come true,’ announces the LORD and King.9‘Israel, my power will be against the prophets who see false visions. Their magic tricks are lies. They will not be among the leaders of my people. They will not be listed in the records of Israel. In fact, they will not even enter the land. Then you will know that I am the LORD and King.10‘ “ ‘They lead my people away from me. They say, “Peace”. But there isn’t any peace. They are like people who build a weak wall. They try to cover up the weakness by painting the wall white.11Tell those who do this that their wall is going to fall. Heavy rains will come. I will send hailstones crashing down. Powerful winds will blow.12The wall will fall down. Then people will ask them, “Now where is the paint you covered it with?” ’13‘ “So the LORD and King speaks. He says, ‘When I am very angry, I will send a powerful wind. Hailstones and heavy rains will come. They will fall with great force.14I will tear down the wall you prophets painted over. I will knock it down. The only thing left will be its foundation. When it falls, you will be destroyed along with it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.15So I will pour out all my great anger on the wall. I will also send it against you prophets who painted it. I will say to you, “The wall is gone. You who painted it will be gone too.16You prophets of Israel prophesied to Jerusalem. You saw visions of peace for its people. But there wasn’t any peace,” announces the LORD and King.’ ”17‘Son of man, turn your attention to the daughters of your people. What they prophesy comes out of their own minds. So prophesy against them.18Tell them, “Here is what the LORD and King says. ‘How terrible it will be for you women who sew magic charms to put around your wrists! You make veils of different lengths to put on your heads. You do these things to trap people. You trap my people. But you will also be trapped.19You have treated me as if I were not holy. You did it among my very own people. You did it for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You told lies to my people. They like to listen to lies. You killed those who should have lived. And you spared those who should have died.’20‘ “So the LORD and King says, ‘I am against your magic charms. You use them to trap people as if they were birds. I will tear them off your arms. I will set free the people you trap like birds.21I will tear your veils off your heads. I will save my people from your power. They will no longer be under your control. Then you will know that I am the LORD.22I had not made godly people sad. But when you told them lies, you made them lose all hope. You advised sinful people not to turn from their evil ways. You did not want them to save their lives.23So you will never see false visions again. You will not use your magic tricks anymore. I will save my people from your power. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ” ’
Ezekiel 13
King James Version
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;3Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!4O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.6They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it ; albeit I have not spoken?8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter :11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter , that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it .12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it ?13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it .14So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter , and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.15Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter , and will say unto you, The wall is no more , neither they that daubed it;16To wit , the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.17Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,18And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?20Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.21Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.22Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:23Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
1Das Wort des HERRN erging an mich: (Jer 23:9)2Menschensohn, sprich als Prophet gegen die Propheten Israels, die prophezeien, und sag zu denen, die aus ihrem eigenen Herzen heraus prophezeien: Hört das Wort des HERRN!3So spricht GOTT, der Herr: Weh den törichten Propheten, die nur ihrem eigenen Geist folgen und nichts geschaut haben! (Jer 14:14; Jer 23:26)4Wie Schakale in Ruinen sind deine Propheten, Israel. (La 5:18)5Ihr seid nicht in die Bresche gesprungen. Ihr habt keine Mauer für das Haus Israel errichtet, damit es im Kampf am Tag des HERRN standhalten kann. (Ps 106:23; Eze 22:30)6Sie haben nichtige Visionen und falsche Orakel, sie, die da sagen: Spruch des HERRN - obwohl der HERR sie nicht gesandt hat. Trotzdem warten sie darauf, dass er das Wort erfüllt. (Jer 23:32; Eze 21:34; Eze 22:28)7Ist es nicht so, dass ihr nichtige Visionen geschaut, falsche Orakel verkündet und dabei gesagt habt: Spruch des HERRN - obwohl ich gar nicht gesprochen hatte? (De 18:20)8Darum - so spricht GOTT, der Herr: Weil ihr nichtige Worte gemacht habt und falsche Visionen hattet, siehe, darum gehe ich gegen euch vor - Spruch GOTTES, des Herrn.9Meine Hand wird gegen die Propheten sein, die nichtige Visionen haben und falsche Orakel verkünden. Sie gehören nicht in die Gemeinschaft meines Volkes und sollen nicht im Verzeichnis des Hauses Israel verzeichnet sein; sie werden nicht in das Land Israel kommen. Dann werdet ihr erkennen, dass ich GOTT, der Herr, bin.[1] (Eze 14:9)10Gerade deshalb, weil sie mein Volk in die Irre führen und Heil verkünden, wo es kein Heil gibt, weil das Volk eine Mauer aufrichtet und jene sie mit Tünche bestreichen, (Jer 6:14; Eze 22:28)11deshalb sag denen, die sie mit Tünche bestreichen: Sie wird einstürzen. Es kommt ein Wolkenbruch und ihr, ihr Hagelsteine, sollt herabfallen und ein Sturmwind bricht los12und siehe, schon stürzt die Mauer ein. Wird man dann nicht zu euch sagen: Wo ist jetzt die Tünche, die ihr aufgetragen habt?13Darum - so spricht GOTT, der Herr: Ich lasse in meinem Zorn einen Sturmwind losbrechen, in meinem Groll wird ein Wolkenbruch kommen, in meinem Zorn ein verheerender Hagelschlag.14Ich reiße die Mauer ein, die ihr mit Tünche bestrichen habt, ich lasse sie zu Boden stürzen und ihr Fundament wird bloßgelegt. Und wenn sie einstürzt, werdet ihr darin umkommen. Dann werdet ihr erkennen, dass ich der HERR bin.15Ich vollende meinen Zorn an der Mauer und an denen, die sie mit Tünche bestrichen haben, und ich sage euch: Die Mauer ist weg und weg sind die, die sie bestrichen haben,16die Propheten Israels, die über Jerusalem prophezeien und ihm eine Heilsvision schauen, obwohl es kein Heil gibt - Spruch GOTTES, des Herrn.17Du, Menschensohn, richte dein Gesicht auf die Töchter deines Volkes, die aus ihrem eigenen Herzen heraus prophetisch reden! Sprich als Prophet gegen sie!18Sag: So spricht GOTT, der Herr: Weh den Frauen, die Zauberbinden für alle Handgelenke nähen und Schleier für Köpfe jeder Größe anfertigen, um damit auf Menschenjagd zu gehen! Meint ihr, ihr könnt in meinem Volk Menschen jagen und Menschen zu eurem Vorteil Leben zusprechen?19Ihr habt mich entweiht bei meinem Volk für ein paar Handvoll Gerste und für ein paar Bissen Brot: Ihr habt Menschen den Tod zugesprochen, die nicht sterben sollten, und Menschen das Leben zugesprochen, die nicht am Leben bleiben sollten; ihr habt mein Volk belogen, das auf Lügen hört. (Nu 22:7; 1Sa 9:7; Mic 3:5)20Darum - so spricht GOTT, der Herr: Siehe, ich gehe gegen eure Zauberbinden vor, mit denen ihr die Menschen jagt wie Vögel, ich reiße sie von euren Armen und lasse die Menschen frei, die ihr gefangen habt wie Vögel.21Ich reiße eure Schleier herunter und befreie mein Volk aus eurer Hand. Sie sollen nicht länger zur Jagdbeute in eurer Hand werden. Dann werdet ihr erkennen, dass ich der HERR bin. (Eze 34:10; Eze 37:23)22Weil ihr dem Herzen des Gerechten durch Lüge Kummer bereitet habt, während ich ihm kein Leid zufügen wollte, und weil ihr die Hände des Frevlers stark macht, sodass er nicht umkehrt von seinem bösen Weg, um sein Leben zu retten, (Jer 23:14)23darum sollt ihr keine nichtigen Visionen mehr haben und keine Orakel mehr verkünden. Ich werde mein Volk aus eurer Hand befreien. Dann werdet ihr erkennen, dass ich der HERR bin.