¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, prophesy against¹ the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of² their own hearts, Hear³ ye the word of the LORD;

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe⁴ unto the foolish⁵ prophets, that follow⁶ their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

O Israel, thy prophets⁷ are like⁸ the foxes in the deserts.

Ye have not⁹ gone up into the gaps¹⁰, neither made up the hedge¹¹ for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day¹² of the LORD.

They have seen¹³ vanity and lying¹⁴ divination, saying¹⁵, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made¹⁶ others to hope that they would confirm the word.

Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD¹⁷ saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold,¹⁸ I am against you, saith the Lord GOD.

And mine¹⁹ hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly²⁰ of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter²¹ into the land of Israel; and ye²² shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

¶ Because, even because they have seduced²³ my people, saying, Peace²⁴; and there was no peace; and one²⁵ built up a wall²⁶, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall²⁷ be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where²⁸ is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy²⁹ wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great³⁰ hailstones in my fury to consume it.

So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation³¹ thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be³² consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know³³ that I am the LORD.

Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall³⁴, 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;

To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions³⁵ of peace for her, and there³⁶ is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

¶ Likewise, thou son of man, set thy³⁷ face against the daughters³⁸ of thy people, which prophesy³⁹ out of⁴⁰ their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe⁴¹ to the women that sew⁴² pillows to all armholes⁴³, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save⁴⁴ the souls alive that come unto you?

And will ye pollute⁴⁵ me among my people for handfuls⁴⁶ of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay⁴⁷ the souls that should not die, and to save⁴⁸ the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

¶ Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am⁴⁹ against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly⁵⁰, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.

Your 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 shall⁵¹ know that I am the LORD.

Because with lies⁵² ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened⁵³ the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life⁵⁴:

Therefore ye shall see⁵⁵ no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I⁵⁶ will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye⁵⁷ shall know that I am the LORD.