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Ezekiel 13:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places. "

Ezekiel 13:4

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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:

3 The Lord GOD says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

4 Israel, your prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

5 You have not gone up into the gaps or built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the LORD’s day.

6 They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘The LORD says;’ but the LORD has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.

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From This Chapter

Ezekiel 13:1

"The LORD’s word came to me, saying,"

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:"

Ezekiel 13:3

"The Lord GOD says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!"

Ezekiel 13:5

"You have not gone up into the gaps or built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the LORD’s day."

Ezekiel 13:6

"They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘The LORD says;’ but the LORD has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed."

Ezekiel 13:7

"Haven’t you seen a false vision, and haven’t you spoken a lying divination, in that you say, ‘The LORD says;’ but I have not spoken?”"

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