Ezekiel 13:3
Thus saith the Lord, Woe to them that prophesy out of their own heart, and who see nothing at all.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
4Thy prophets, O Israel, are like foxes in the deserts.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:14An upright heart seeks discretion; 1 But the mouth of the uninstructed will experience evils. 1
Jeremiah 23:9My heart is broken within me; all my bones are shaken: I am become as a broken-down man, and as a man overcome with wine, because of the Lord, and because of the excellence of his glory.
Lamentations 2:14Thy prophets have seen for thee 1 Vanities and folly: 1 And they have not discovered thine iniquity, 1 To turn back thy captivity; 1 But they have seen for thee vain burdens, 1 And worthless visions. 1
Ezekiel 13:18And thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord, Woe to the women that sew pillows under every elbow, and make kerchiefs on the head of every stature to pervert souls! The souls of my people are perverted, and they have saved souls alive.
Hosea 9:7The days of vengeance are come, the days of thy recompense are come; and Israel shall be afflicted as the prophet that is mad, as a man deranged: by reason of the multitude of thine iniquities thy madness has abounded.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 13:2-10
The Guilt of False Prophets. ( b. c. 593.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son 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 ; 3 Thus saith the Lord God ; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to… Read the whole commentary →