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Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are talking like prophets from their own imagination. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their own inspiration. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their own inspiration. Prophesy against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Now as for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their own heart. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who are prophesying out of [the wishful thinking of] their own mind (inspiration). Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Now you, son of man, face the women among your people who prophesy out of their own imagination, and prophesy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, son of man, turn toward the women of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ezekiel, son of man, now condemn the women of Israel who preach messages that come from their own imagination. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, look at the women among your people who make up prophecies, and prophesy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD said, "Now, mortal man, look at the women among your people who make up predictions. Denounce them <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"And now, Son of Man, turn toward and oppose the women of your people who prophesy according to their own wrong inclinations and prophesy against them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"As for you, son of man, turn toward the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. Prophesy against them<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who are prophesying out of their own heart, and prophesy concerning them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who are prophesying out of their own heart, and prophesy concerning them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people prophesying from their heart, and prophesy thou against them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people that prophesy out of their own heart: and do thou prophesy against them, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy from their own heart. And prophesy about them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As for you, son of man, now set your face against the daughters of your people who play the prophet from their own thoughts, and prophesy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As for you, mortal, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own imagination; prophesy against them<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, you Son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them, and say to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy from their hearts, and prophesy against them and say to them:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou, son of man, set thy face firmly against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">The False Prophetesses</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">O son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śîm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">your face</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of your people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: ham·miṯ·nab·bə·’ō·wṯ (Art:: V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-fp) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">who prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: mil·lib·bə·hen (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3fp) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">out of their own imagination.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5012.htm" title="5012: wə·hin·nā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Imp-ms) -- To prophesy. A primitive root; to prophesy, i.e. Speak by inspiration.">Prophesy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against them</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-21.htm">Jeremiah 23:21-22</a></span><br />I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. / But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9-10</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a></span><br />Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Likewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy you against them,</p><p class="hdg">set thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/4-3.htm">Ezekiel 4:3</a></b></br> Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it <i>for</i> a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This <i>shall be</i> a sign to the house of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Ezekiel 20:46</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Ezekiel 21:2</a></b></br> Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop <i>thy word</i> toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,</p><p class="hdg">the daughters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing <i>as</i> they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a></b></br> When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.</p><p class="hdg">prophesy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4</a></b></br> And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm">2 Kings 22:14</a></b></br> So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36</a></b></br> And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;</p><p class="hdg">out of</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Ezekiel 13:2</a></b></br> Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a></b></br> Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-51.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Imagination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Inspiration</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-11.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Part</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-36.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-2.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-16.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-15.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-16.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-3.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Imagination</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">Inspiration</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-14.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Prophesy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Prophesying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-4.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Prophets</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-5.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-1.htm">The reproof of false prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">and their untempered mortar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Of prophecies and their pillows</a></span><br></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'; 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It underscores the distinction between God and man, highlighting Ezekiel's position as a mediator of divine messages. This title is also used in the New Testament, notably by Jesus, to emphasize His role as the Messiah and His identification with humanity.<p><b>set your face against</b><br>This phrase indicates a firm and resolute opposition. In biblical terms, setting one's face against someone or something implies a determined stance, often in judgment or confrontation. It suggests that Ezekiel is to take a clear and unwavering position against the false prophets, reflecting God's own stance against them.<p><b>the daughters of your people</b><br>The mention of "daughters" here is significant, as it highlights that women, as well as men, were involved in the false prophetic activities. In the ancient Near Eastern context, women could hold roles as prophetesses, but in this case, they were leading the people astray. This reflects a broader cultural issue where both genders were susceptible to false teachings and practices.<p><b>who prophesy out of their own imagination</b><br>This phrase condemns the false prophets for speaking from their own minds rather than delivering messages from God. It highlights the danger of self-deception and the human tendency to create messages that align with personal desires rather than divine truth. This is a recurring theme in the Bible, where true prophecy is distinguished by its divine origin, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a>.<p><b>Prophesy against them</b><br>Ezekiel is commanded to speak God's truth in opposition to the false messages being spread. This directive underscores the role of a true prophet as one who must confront falsehood and declare God's judgment. It also serves as a warning to the people to discern between true and false prophecy, a theme echoed in the New Testament, such as in 1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>, which advises believers to test the spirits.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. He is often referred to as "son of man" in the book.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophetesses.htm">False Prophetesses</a></b><br>Women among the Israelites who claimed to prophesy but did so from their own imaginations rather than from divine inspiration.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites, representing a period of judgment and correction from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The act of delivering messages from God, which in this context, is being falsely claimed by certain women.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_prophecy.htm">Discernment in Prophecy</a></b><br>Believers must exercise discernment when encountering those who claim to speak for God. Not all who prophesy are truly inspired by the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_imagination.htm">The Danger of Imagination</a></b><br>Relying on one's imagination rather than God's revelation can lead to deception and spiritual harm. True prophecy aligns with Scripture and God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_in_leadership.htm">Accountability in Leadership</a></b><br>Spiritual leaders, including those who prophesy, are accountable to God and the community. They must ensure their messages are rooted in truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_ministry.htm">The Role of Women in Ministry</a></b><br>While women have significant roles in ministry, this passage warns against the misuse of spiritual gifts and authority, applicable to all believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>When confronted with false teachings or prophecies, the community must turn back to God, seeking His truth and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_13_with_god's_control.htm">How can we address apparent contradictions between Ezekiel 13's condemnation of false prophecy and other scriptures that emphasize God's sovereignty over all prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_use_force_in_13_25.htm">Why does Nehemiah resort to physical force (Nehemiah 13:25) to enforce marriage laws, and doesn't this contradict other scriptures urging gentleness and compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_13_with_true_prophecies.htm">How do we reconcile the harsh condemnation of 'false prophets' in Ezekiel 13:2-3 with claims about genuine prophecies elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_sam_5_13_with_anti-polygamy.htm">How should we address the seeming inconsistency between 2 Samuel 5:13, which mentions David taking more wives and concubines, and other biblical texts condemning polygamy?</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>(17-23) <span class= "bld">Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face . . .</span>--This passage deals with a class of people the false prophetesses, who are not mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. True prophetesses, as in the case of Miriam (<a href="/exodus/15-20.htm" title="And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.">Exodus 15:20</a>), Deborah (<a href="/judges/4-4.htm" title="And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.">Judges 4:4</a>), and, at this very time, Huldah (<a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm" title="So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelled in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.">2Kings 22:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-22.htm" title="And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelled in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spoke to her to that effect.">2Chronicles 34:22</a>), and somewhat later, Noadiah (<a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm" title="My God, think you on Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.">Nehemiah 6:14</a>), are frequently spoken of, and continued to exist in New Testament times, as in the case of Anna (<a href="/luke/2-36.htm" title="And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;">Luke 2:36</a>). It was naturally to be expected that as false prophets dogged the steps of the true, the same thing would happen with the other sex, and we find express mention of a false prophetess in <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm" title="Notwithstanding I have a few things against you, because you suffer that woman Jezebel, which calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.">Revelation 2:20</a>. Their course, in prophesying "out of their own heart" deceiving the people, was essentially the same as that of the false prophets; but they are described as doing this in ways suited to their sex. Of the general meaning of this description there can be no doubt; but it is difficult to follow it with certainty in the details, because of the occurrence of some words of uncertain meaning, found nowhere else, and of some others in an unusual sense. Without attempting a discussion of each single word, (which would be useless except with a careful examination of the original), the following is given as the most probable translation of <a href="/context/ezekiel/13-18.htm" title="And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs on the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and will you save the souls alive that come to you?">Ezekiel 13:18-21</a>; but it is to be remembered that several of the words, like the similar ones in <a href="/context/isaiah/3-16.htm" title="Moreover the LORD said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:">Isaiah 3:16-24</a>, are so uncertain that there is a difference of opinion in regard to their exact meaning :--"Woe to those who fasten charms on every finger-joint, that place kerchiefs on heads of every height to snare souls. Will ye snare the souls of my people, and keep your own souls alive? (19) And will ye profane me with my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay souls that should not die, and to make live souls that should not live, by your lying to my people who hearken to a lie? (20) Therefore, thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against your charms, when ye snare the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, the souls that ye are snaring like birds. (21) 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 snared; and ye shall know that I am the Lord." (<span class= "ital">See Excursus 8 </span>at the end of this book, on <a href="/context/ezekiel/13-6.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 13:6-7</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm" title="So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in the middle thereof: and you shall know that I am the LORD.">Ezekiel 13:14</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Set thy face against the daughters of thy people.</span> Here we note that the formula, "thy people," of <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Ezekiel 3:11</a> reappears. The section which follows (vers. 17-23) throws an interesting side light on the position of women in the religious life of Israel. For good as for evil, their influence was stronger there than in most other nations. Miriam had led the way (<a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Exodus 15:21</a>), and had been followed by Deborah (<a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Judges 5:4</a>). Huldah had been almost as prominent in Josiah's reformation as Hilkiah the high priest (<a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm">2 Kings 22:14-20</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/34-22.htm">2 Chronicles 34:22</a>). It was but natural that there should be women on the other side also, guiding their own sex; and it is probable that Ezekiel had in his thoughts some special leaders who headed the women of Jerusalem in their opposition to Jeremiah, as afterwards at Pathros (<a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15</a>). So, later on, we have the prophetess Noadiah heading the opposition to Nehemiah (<a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Nehemiah 6:14</a>); and in the New Testament, on the one hand, Anns (<a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36</a>) and the daughters of Philip (<a href="/acts/21-9.htm">Acts 21:9</a>), and on the other, the ill-regulated prophetesses of Corinth (<a href="/1_corinthians/11-5.htm">1 Corinthians 11:5</a>) and the woman Jezebel, who called herself a prophetess (<a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(śîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who prophesy</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miṯ·nab·bə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of their own imagination.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lib·bə·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Prophesy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנָּבֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5012.htm">Strong's 5012: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prophesy, speak, by inspiration</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Ezekiel 13:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 13:17 You son of man set your face (Ezek. 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