Dual Panel1Then the word <01697> of the Lord <03068> came <01961> to <0413> me:
2“Son <01121> of man <0120>, prophesy <05012> against <0413> the prophets <05030> of Israel <03478> who are now prophesying <05012>. Say <0559> to the prophets <05030> who prophesy from their imagination <03820>: ‘Hear <08085> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068>!
3This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: Woe <01945> to <05921> the foolish <05036> prophets <05030> who <0834> follow <0310> <01980> their own spirit <07307> but have seen <07200> nothing <01115>!
4Your prophets <05030> have become <01961> like jackals <07776> among the ruins <02723>, O Israel <03478>.
5You have not <03808> gone up <05927> in the breaks <06556> in the wall, nor repaired <01443> a wall <01447> for the house <01004> of Israel <03478> that it would stand <05975> strong in the battle <04421> on the day <03117> of the Lord <03068>.
6They see <02372> delusion <07723> and their omens <07081> are a lie <03577>. They say <0559>, “the Lord <03068> declares <05002>,” though the Lord <03068> has not <03808> sent <07971> them; yet they expect <03176> their word <01697> to be confirmed <06965>.
7Have you not <03808> seen <02372> a false <07723> vision <04236> and announced <01696> a lying <03577> omen <04738> when you say <0559>, “the Lord <03068> declares <05002>,” although I <0589> myself never <03808> spoke <01696>?
8“‘Therefore <03651>, this is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: Because <03282> you have spoken <01696> false <07723> words and forecast <02372> delusion <03577>, look <02005>, I am against <0413> you, declares <05002> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069>.
9My hand <03027> will be <01961> against <0413> the prophets <05030> who see <02374> delusion <07723> and announce <07080> lying <03577> omens <07080>. They will not <03808> be included <01961> in the council <05475> of my people <05971>, nor <03808> be written <03789> in the registry <03791> of the house <01004> of Israel <03478>, nor <03808> enter <0935> the land <0127> of Israel <03478>. Then you will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the sovereign <0136> Lord <03068>.
10“‘This <03282> is because <03282> they have led <02937> my people <05971> astray <02937> saying <0559>, “All is well <07965>,” when things are not <0369> well <07965>. When anyone <01931> builds <01129> a wall <02434> without mortar, they coat <02902> it with whitewash <08602>.
11Tell <0559> the ones who coat <02902> it with whitewash <08602> that it will fall <05307>. When there is <01961> a deluge <07857> of rain <01653>, hailstones <0417> <068> will fall <05307> and a violent <05591> wind <07307> will break out <01234>.
12When the wall <07023> has collapsed <05307>, people will ask <0559> you, “Where <0346> is the whitewash <02915> you coated <02902> it with?”
13“‘Therefore <03651> this is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: In my rage <02534> I will make a violent <05591> wind <07307> break out <01234>. In my anger <0639> there will be <01961> a deluge <07857> of rain <01653> and hailstones <0417> <068> in destructive <03617> fury <02534>.
14I will break down <02040> the wall <07023> you coated <02902> with whitewash <08602> and knock <05060> it to <0413> the ground <0776> so that its foundation <03247> is exposed <01540>. When it falls <05307> you will be destroyed <03615> beneath <08432> it, and you will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.
15I will vent <03615> my rage <02534> against the wall <07023>, and against those who coated <02902> it with whitewash <08602>. Then I will say <0559> to you, “The wall <07023> is no <0369> more and those who whitewashed <02902> it are no more <0369>–
16those prophets <05030> of Israel <03478> who would prophesy <05012> about Jerusalem <03389> and would see <02374> visions <02377> of peace <07965> for it, when there was no <0369> peace <07965>,” declares <05002> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069>.’
17“As for you <0859>, son <01121> of man <0120>, turn <07760> toward <0413> <06440> the daughters <01323> of your people <05971> who are prophesying <05012> from their imagination <03820>. Prophesy <05012> against <05921> them
18and say <0559> ‘This is what <03541> the sovereign <0136> Lord <03069> says <0559>: Woe <01945> to those who sew <08609> bands <03704> on <05921> all <03605> their wrists <0679> and make <06213> headbands <04555> for heads <07218> of every <03605> size <06967> to entrap <06679> people’s lives <05315> <05315>! Will you entrap <06679> my people’s <05971> lives <02421> <05315>, yet preserve your own lives <02421>?
19You have profaned <02490> me among <0413> my people <05971> for handfuls <08168> of barley <08184> and scraps <06595> of bread <03899>. You have put to death <04191> people <05315> who <0834> should not <03808> die <04191> and kept alive <02421> those <05315> who <0834> should not <03808> live <02421> by your lies <03576> to my people <05971>, who listen <08085> to lies <03577>!
20“‘Therefore <03651>, this is what <03541> the sovereign <03069> Lord <0136> says <0559>: Take note <02005> that I am against <0413> your wristbands <03704> with which <0834> you <0859> entrap <06679> people’s lives <05315> like birds <06524>. I will tear <07167> them from <05921> your arms <02220> and will release <07971> the people’s lives <05315>, which <0834> you <0859> hunt <06679> like birds <06524>.
21I will tear off <07167> your headbands <04555> and rescue <05337> my people <05971> from your power <03027>; they will no <03808> longer <05750> be <01961> prey <04686> in your hands <03027>. Then you will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.
22This is because <03282> you have disheartened <03820> <03512> the righteous <06662> person with lies <08267> (although I <0589> have not <03808> grieved <03510> him), and because you have encouraged <02388> the wicked <07451> person not <01115> to turn <07725> from his evil <07563> conduct <01870> and preserve <02421> his life <02421>.
23Therefore <03651> you will no <03808> longer see <02372> false visions <07723> and practice <07080> divination <07081>. I will rescue <05337> my people <05971> from your power <03027>, and you will know <03045> that <03588> I <0589> am the Lord <03068>.’”