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Even though the LORD has not sent them, they say, &#8220The LORD declares,&#8221 and expect him to fulfill their words. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions. They say, ‘This message is from the LORD,’ even though the LORD never sent them. And yet they expect him to fulfill their prophecies! <a href="/esv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the LORD,’ when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13.htm">King James Bible</a> They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/13.htm">New King James Version</a> They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD!’ But the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> They see deceit and lying divination, those who are saying, ‘The LORD declares,’ when the LORD has not sent them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their word! <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, &#8216The LORD declares,&#8217 when the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “They see falsehood and lying divination who are saying, ‘The LORD declares,’ when the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope for the fulfillment of their word. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They behold worthlessness and lying divination who are saying, ‘Yahweh declares,’ when Yahweh has not sent them; yet they wait for the establishing of their word. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They have seen falsehood and lying divination, saying, ‘The LORD says,’ but the LORD has not sent them. Yet they hope and make men to hope for the confirmation of their word. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They saw false visions and their divinations were a lie. They claimed, “This is the LORD’s declaration,” when the LORD did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, &#8216This is the LORD&#8217s declaration,&#8217 when the LORD did not send them, yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> They have seen falsehood and lying divination, that say, Jehovah saith; but Jehovah hath not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Those prophets lie by claiming they speak for me, but I have not even chosen them to be my prophets. And they still think their words will come true. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> They have seen vanity and lying divination, that say, The LORD saith; and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word should be confirmed. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These foolish prophets see false visions, and their predictions don't come true. They say, "The LORD said this." But the LORD hasn't sent them. Then they hope that their message will come true. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Their visions are false, and their predictions are lies. They claim that they are speaking my message, but I have not sent them. Yet they expect their words to come true! <a href="/isv/ezekiel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Instead, they crafted false prophecies and divination. "'They say, "…declares the LORD," even though the LORD didn't send them. And they hope for the fulfillment of their message. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ?Thus declares the LORD,? when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. <a href="/net/ezekiel/13.htm">NET Bible</a> They see delusion and their omens are a lie. They say, "the LORD declares," though the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their word to be confirmed. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, "The LORD says"; but the LORD has not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. <a href="/web/ezekiel/13.htm">World English Bible</a> They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but Yahweh has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They have seen vanity, and lying divination, "" Who are saying: A declaration of YHWH, "" And YHWH has not sent them, "" And they have hoped to establish a word. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They have seen vanity, and lying divination, Who are saying: An affirmation of Jehovah, And Jehovah hath not sent them, And they have hoped to establish a word. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They saw vanity and a divination of falsehood, saying, says Jehovah: and Jehovah sent them not: and they waited to raise up the word.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They see vain things, and they foretell lies, saying: The Lord saith: whereas the Lord hath not sent them: and they have persisted to confirm what they have said. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They see emptiness, and they foretell falsehoods, saying, ‘The Lord says,’ though the Lord has not sent them. And they continued to affirm what they said. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Bible</a> False visions! Lying divinations! They say, “The oracle of the LORD,” even though the LORD did not send them. Then they expect their word to be confirmed! <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They have envisioned falsehood and lying divination; they say, “Says the LORD,” when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they wait for the fulfillment of their word!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For they say, Thus says the LORD; and the LORD has not sent them; and they persist in confirming a false word. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For they say, ‘Thus says LORD JEHOVAH’, and LORD JEHOVAH has not sent them, and they begin to affirm a lying word<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They have seen vanity and lying divination, that say: The LORD saith; and the LORD hath not sent them, yet they hope that the word would be confirmed! <a href="/sep/ezekiel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In the day of the Lord, have not stood, seeing false visions, prophesying vanities, who say, The Lord saith, and the Lord has not sent them, and they began to try to confirm the word. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2852" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">The Reproof of False Prophets</a> …5You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD. 6<a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥā·zū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">They see</a> <a href="/hebrew/7723.htm" title="7723: šāw (N-ms) -- Or shav; from the same as show' in the sense of desolating; evil, literally or morally; figuratively idolatry, uselessness.">false visions</a> <a href="/hebrew/3577.htm" title="3577: kā·zāḇ (N-ms) -- A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing. From kazab; falsehood; literally or figuratively.">and speak lying</a> <a href="/hebrew/7081.htm" title="7081: wə·qe·sem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Divination. From qacam; a lot: also divination, oracle.">divinations.</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: hā·’ō·mə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">They claim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">‘Thus declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">when the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·lā·ḥām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">send them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: wə·yi·ḥă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">yet they wait</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lə·qay·yêm (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">for the fulfillment</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of their message.</a> 7Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> “The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds. <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. <a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm">Jeremiah 23:21</a> I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20</a> But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Jeremiah 23:25-26</a> “I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ / How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds? <a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a> For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end? <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a> For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible. <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. <a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a> They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all. <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a> I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD said: and the LORD has not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.have seen<a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Ezekiel 13:23</a> Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Ezekiel 12:23,24</a> Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision… <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Ezekiel 22:28</a> And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.lying<a href="/ezekiel/21-23.htm">Ezekiel 21:23,29</a> And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken… <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a> Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.<a href="/jeremiah/29-8.htm">Jeremiah 29:8</a> For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.saying<a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Ezekiel 13:7</a> Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?<a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Jeremiah 23:31,32</a> Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith… <a href="/jeremiah/28-2.htm">Jeremiah 28:2,15</a> Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon… made<a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:<a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">1 Kings 22:6,27,37</a> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king… <a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm">Proverbs 14:15</a> The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Arts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/28-6.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/psalms/119-106.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-28.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Divinations</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Divined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-3.htm">Expect</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-28.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-29.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-11.htm">Others</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Use</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-24.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/13-23.htm">Arts</a> <a href="/daniel/9-27.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Confirmed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Divination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Divinations</a> <a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Divined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-21.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Expect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-8.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/daniel/4-33.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/daniel/11-14.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Others</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-8.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-7.htm">Visions</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 13</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/13-1.htm">The reproof of false prophets</a> 10. <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">and their untempered mortar</a> 17. <a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Of prophecies and their pillows</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>They see false visions In the context of Ezekiel, false visions refer to the deceptive messages proclaimed by false prophets in Israel. These individuals claimed to receive divine revelations, but their visions were not from God. Historically, false prophets were prevalent during times of crisis, offering false hope and misleading the people. This phrase highlights the spiritual deception that was rampant in Israel, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a>, where God warns against listening to the words of false prophets.and speak lying divinations. Lying divinations involve the practice of predicting the future or revealing hidden knowledge through means not sanctioned by God. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, divination was common, often involving rituals or omens. However, God explicitly forbade such practices in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>. The false prophets in Ezekiel's time were using these methods to deceive the people, claiming divine authority for their messages, which were actually lies.They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ This phrase indicates the false prophets' audacity in using God's name to lend credibility to their messages. By claiming divine authority, they sought to manipulate and control the people. This misuse of God's name is a direct violation of the commandment in <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Exodus 20:7</a>, which warns against taking the Lord's name in vain. The false prophets' claims were a serious offense, as they misrepresented God's will and led the people astray.when the LORD did not send them; The true test of a prophet is whether they are sent by God, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14-15</a>. The false prophets in Ezekiel's time were not commissioned by God, yet they presumed to speak on His behalf. This highlights the importance of discerning true prophetic messages, as emphasized in 1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>, which instructs believers to test the spirits to see whether they are from God.yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. Despite their falsehoods, the false prophets anticipated that their predictions would come true. This reflects a common human tendency to hope for validation, even when one's actions are deceitful. The fulfillment of a prophetic message is a key indicator of its divine origin, as stated in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-21.htm">Deuteronomy 18:21-22</a>. The false prophets' expectation of fulfillment underscores their delusion and the danger of self-deception.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a> Individuals in Israel who claimed to speak for God but delivered messages that were not from Him. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation to whom Ezekiel was prophesying, particularly those in exile in Babylon. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, a significant context for Ezekiel's prophecies. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The one true God of Israel, who is being misrepresented by the false prophets.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_prophecy.htm">Discernment in Prophecy</a> Believers must exercise discernment when evaluating those who claim to speak for God. Not every message that claims divine origin is truly from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_assurance.htm">The Danger of False Assurance</a> False prophets provide a false sense of security, leading people away from true repentance and reliance on God. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_for_words.htm">Accountability for Words</a> Those who speak on behalf of God bear a significant responsibility. Misrepresenting God’s word is a serious offense. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_truth.htm">Seeking God’s Truth</a> Believers are encouraged to seek God’s truth through prayer, study of Scripture, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_testing.htm">The Role of Testing</a> Testing the spirits and messages against the truth of Scripture is crucial for maintaining doctrinal purity and spiritual health.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 13</a> <a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_trinity_visible_in_heaven.htm">Is the Trinity visible in heaven?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_astrology.htm">What is the Bible's stance on astrology?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_god's_throne_in_rev_4_2-3_symbolic.htm">Why does Revelation 4:2-3 depict God's throne in such vivid, symbolic imagery that lacks any archaeological or scientific evidence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) They have made others to hope.--Omit the word "others," which is not in the original, and translate, "The Lord hath not sent them that they should hope"--i.e., they have no ground to expect that their prophecies will prove true, because they have no warrant for uttering them.EXCURSUS D: ON CHAPTER 13:6, 7, AND 17.In these verses a broad and crucial distinction is made between the self-imagined vision and that which is sent from the Lord. It may be that in this case the prophets and prophetesses were untrue to their own convictions, and wilfully declared what they knew to be false; or it may be that they simply uttered as God's message that which they had persuaded themselves would be the issue. This point is not entirely clear from the passage, and is of secondary importance. What deserves to be carefully noted is the difference here made between subjective views of truth--that which conies "out of their own heart"--and those objective communications which God gave to His true prophets. This distinction has a most important bearing upon the whole subject of revelation, and establishes clearly the fact that the Scriptures look upon it as something expressly communicated to their writers, and not as a thing which could be the result of their own thought and reflection. He, therefore, who puts "Thus saith the Lord" before that which God has not in some objective way made known to him, must fall under the condemnation pronounced here and elsewhere upon "the prophet which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak" (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm" title="But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.">Deuteronomy 18:20</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The Lord saith. The verb is that specially used for the utterance of prophets, and the deceivers used it without the authority of a true mission. For they have made others (or, men) to hope, etc., as in the Authorized Version and Revised Version, read, with the margin of Revised Version, they hope to confirm their word, taking the verb as in <a href="/psalms/119-43.htm">Psalm 119:43, 49</a>; <a href="/job/6-11.htm">Job 6:11</a>, et al.). So the Vulgate, persereraverunt confirmare. Through deceiving others, they came to deceive themselves, and were really expecting a fulfilment. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They see חָ֤זוּ (ḥā·zū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of false visions שָׁוְא֙ (šāw) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7723.htm">Strong's 7723: </a> Evil, idolatry, uselessness and speak lying כָּזָ֔ב (kā·zāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3577.htm">Strong's 3577: </a> A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing divinations. וְקֶ֣סֶם (wə·qe·sem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7081.htm">Strong's 7081: </a> A lot, divination, oracle They claim, הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ (hā·’ō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Thus declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD,” יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when the LORD וַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel did not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no send them; שְׁלָחָ֑ם (šə·lā·ḥām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out yet they wait וְיִֽחֲל֖וּ (wə·yi·ḥă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> To wait, to be patient, hope for the fulfillment לְקַיֵּ֥ם (lə·qay·yêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand of their message. דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 13:6 They have seen falsehood and lying divination (Ezek. 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