False
Prophets Condemned
The
Word of the Lord came to me [Ezekiel]:
2
'Son of man, prophesy against the Prophets of Israel (America)
Who
are now Prophesying out of their own imagination.
'Hear
the Word of the Lord!
3
THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
WOE
TO THE FOOLISH PROPHETS
Who
follow their own spirit and have seen Nothing!
4
Your Prophets, O Israel, are like Jackal among ruins.
5
You have not gone up to the breaks in the Wall to repair it
For
the House of Israel (America) so that it will Stand Firm
In
the Day of Battle on THE DAY OF THE LORD.
6
Their Visions are False and their Divinations a LIE.
They
say, 'The Lord declares,' when the Lord has not sent them;
Yet
they expect their words to be Fulfilled.
7
Have you not seen False Visions and Uttered Lying Divinations
When
you say, 'The Lord declares,' though I have not spoken?
8
'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Because
of your False Words and Lying Visions,
I
AM AGAINST YOU DECLARES THE SOVEREIGN LORD.
9
My hand will be against the Prophets who see False Visions
And
Utter Lying Divinations.
They
will not belong to the Council of My People
Or
be listed in the Records of the House of Israel (America).
THEN
YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE SOVEREIGN LORD.
10
BECAUSE THEY LEAD MY PEOPLE ASTRAY, SAYING 'PEACE,'
When
there is No Peace,
And
because, when a Flimsy Wall is built,
THEY
COVER IT WITH WHITEWASH,
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Therefore tell those who cover it with WHITEWASH that it is going to
Fall.
Rain
will come in Torrents, and I will send Hailstones Hurtling down,
And
Violent Winds will Burst Forth.
12
WHEN THE WALL COLLAPSES, will the People not ask you,
'WHERE
IS THE WHITEWASH YOU COVERED IT WITH?'
13
'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
IN
MY WRATH I WILL UNLEASH A VIOLENT WIND,
And
In My Anger Hailstones and Torrents of Rain
Will
Fall with Destructive Fury.
14
I WILL TEAR DOWN THE WALL
YOU
HAVE COVERED WITH WHITEWASH
And
Level it to the Ground
SO
THAT ITS FOUNDATION WILL BE LAID BARE.
WHEN
IT FALLS YOU WILL BE DESTROYED IN IT;
And
you will Know that I AM the Lord.
15
SO I WILL SPEND MY WRATH AGAINST THE WALL
AND
AGAINST THOSE WHO COVERED IT WITH WHITEWASH.
I
will say to you,
'The
Wall is Gone and so are those who Whitewashed it,
16
Those prophets of Israel
Who
Prophesied to Jerusalem
And
saw Visions of Peace for her
WHEN
THERE WAS NO PEACE,
DECLARES
THE SOVEREIGN LORD.'
17
'Now son of man,
Set
your Face against the Daughters of your People
Who
Prophesy out of their own Imagination.
Prophesy
against them and say,
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THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
WOE
TO THE WOMEN WHO SEW MAGIC CHARMS
ON
ALL THEIR WRISTS
And
make Veils of various lengths for their heads
In
order to Ensnare People.
WILL
YOU ENSNARE THE LIVES OF MY PEOPLE
BUT
PRESERVE YOUR OWN?
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YOU HAVE PROFANED ME AMONG MY PEOPLE
For
a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread.
BY
LYING TO MY PEOPLE, WHO LISTEN TO LIES,
You
have Killed those who should not have Died
And
have Spared those who should Not Live.
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THEREFORE THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
I
AM AGAINST YOUR MAGIC CHARMS
With
which you Ensnare People like birds.
AND
I WILL TEAR THEM FROM YOUR ARMS;
I
will Set Free the People that you Ensnare like birds.
21
I WILL TEAR OFF YOUR VEILS
AND
SAVE MY PEOPLE FROM YOUR HANDS,
And
they will No Longer Fall Prey to your Power;
THEN
YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.
22
BECAUSE YOU DISHEARTENED THE RIGHTEOUS WITH YOUR LIES,
When
I had brought them No Grief,
And
because you Encouraged the Wicked
NOT
TO TURN FROM THEIR EVIL WAYS AND SO SAVE THEIR LIVES,
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Therefore you will No Longer see False Visions or Practice
Divination.
I
WILL SAVE MY PEOPLE FROM YOUR HANDS.
AND
THEN YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.'
(Ezekiel
13)
What
has been will be again,
What
has been done will be done again;
THERE
IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
(Ecclesiastes
1:9)
America
is going the Way of Israel in the Days of Ezekiel.
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