Yehezkiel 13:3

13:3 This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!

Yehezkiel 13:6

13:6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie. ¹  They say, “the Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them; ²  yet they expect their word to be confirmed. ³ 

Yehezkiel 13:16

13:16 those prophets of Israel who would prophesy about Jerusalem ⁴  and would see visions of peace for it, when there was no peace,” declares the sovereign Lord.’

Yehezkiel 13:23

13:23 Therefore you will no longer see false visions and practice divination. I will rescue my people from your power, and you ⁵  will know that I am the Lord.’”

[13:6]  ¹ sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.

[13:6]  ² sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14; 23:21.

[13:6]  ³ tn Or “confirmed”; NIV “to be fulfilled”; TEV “to come true.”

[13:16]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[13:23]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew verb is feminine plural, indicating that it is the false prophetesses who are addressed here.