Ezekiel 13:2
“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, ‘Hear the LORD’s word:
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In Context
1The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
3The Lord GOD says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
Cross References
1 Kings 22:19Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the LORD’s word. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Isaiah 1:10Hear the LORD’s word, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
Isaiah 28:14Therefore hear the LORD’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:
Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?
Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to those who will possess them. For everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 14:14Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in my name. I didn’t send them. I didn’t command them. I didn’t speak to them. They prophesy to you a lying vision, divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
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 →