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Profetie tegen de valse profeten

13 Toen kreeg ik deze boodschap van de Here: 2,3 ‘Mensenzoon, profeteer tegen de valse profeten van Israël, die hun eigen visioenen bedenken en beweren dat zij boodschappen van Mij hebben ontvangen, terwijl Ik nooit iets tegen hen heb gezegd. Och Israël, deze profeten van u zijn voor het herstellen van uw muren net zo waardeloos als vossen die in ruïnes wonen! Profeten, hebt u ooit iets gedaan voor het versterken van Israëls muren, die haar moeten beschermen tegen vijanden? Hebt u ooit iets gedaan om Israël te sterken in de Here? In plaats daarvan hebt u gelogen toen u zei: “Mijn boodschap komt van God!” God heeft u niet gezonden. En toch verwacht u van Hem dat Hij uw profetieën in vervulling doet gaan. Kunt u ontkennen dat u hebt beweerd visioenen te hebben gezien die u nooit zag en dat u hebt gezegd: “Deze boodschap is van de Here,” hoewel Ik nooit tegen u heb gesproken?

Daarom zegt de Oppermachtige Here: omdat u deze zogenaamde visioenen en leugens hebt verteld, zult u Mij tegenover u vinden. Mijn hand zal zich tegen u keren en u zult uit het midden van het volk Israël worden verwijderd. Ik zal uw namen uitwissen en u zult uw eigen land nooit meer terugzien. Dan zult u moeten erkennen dat Ik de Oppermachtige Here ben. 10 Want deze goddeloze mannen misleiden mijn volk door te zeggen: “God zal vrede sturen,” terwijl Ik dat helemaal niet van plan ben! Mijn volk bouwt een wankele muur en deze profeten prijzen hen daarvoor en bepleisteren hem met witkalk! 11 Vertel hun daarom dat hun muur zal omvallen. Stromende regen zal hem ondermijnen, grote hagelstenen en rukwinden zullen hem omverwerpen. 12 En wanneer de muur omverligt, zullen de mensen uitroepen: “Waarom hebt u niet gezegd dat hij niet sterk genoeg was? Waarom hebt u zijn gebreken bedekt met witkalk?” 13 Omvallen zal hij zeker.’ De Oppermachtige Here zegt: ‘Ik zal hem wegvagen met een storm van verontwaardiging, met een vloed van toorn en met de vernietigende kracht van regen en hagelstenen. 14 Ik zal deze witgekalkte muur helemaal afbreken en hij zal op u neerkomen en u verpletteren. Dan zult u erkennen dat Ik de Here ben. 15 Ik zal mijn toorn op die muur koelen en op hen die hem zo mooi hebben beschilderd. Ik zal tegen hen zeggen: “De muur en de schilders zijn verdwenen.” 16 Want deze profeten logen, toen zij beweerden dat er in Jeruzalem vrede zou zijn, terwijl er geen vrede is,’ zegt de Oppermachtige Here.

17 ‘Mensenzoon, spreek u ook uit tegen de vrouwelijke profeten die beweren dat de Here hun boodschappen heeft gegeven. 18 Vertel hun dat de Oppermachtige Here zegt: wee deze vrouwen die de zielen van mijn volk, van jong en oud, misleiden. Zij doen magische banden om hun polsen, hullen zich in sluiers en proberen zielen te winnen. De zielen van mijn volk vangt u om uw eigen ziel in leven te houden. 19 In ruil voor enkele handenvol gerst of een stuk brood wilt u mijn volk van Mij weglokken? U hebt hen die helemaal niet moesten sterven, de dood ingejaagd! En door tegen mijn volk te liegen, hebt u hen in leven gehouden die niet zouden moeten leven. En mijn volk luistert er ook nog naar! 20 Daarom zegt de Here: Ik zal u verpletteren omdat u op de zielen van mijn volk jaagt met al uw magische voorwerpen. Ik zal die magische banden van uw armen rukken en mijn volk de vrijheid geven, als vogels die in een kooi zitten opgesloten. 21 Ik zal uw sluiers afrukken en mijn volk uit uw hand redden, het zal niet langer uw slachtoffer zijn en u zult moeten erkennen dat Ik de Here ben. 22 Uw leugens hebben de rechtvaardigen ontmoedigd, terwijl Ik dat niet wilde. En de goddelozen hebt u aangemoedigd zodat zij zich niet bekeerden en verlossing vonden. 23 Maar nu is het afgelopen met uw bedrog! U zult niet langer spreken over het zien van visioenen die u nooit zag en ook uw magische praktijken zult u niet meer uitoefenen, want Ik zal mijn volk uit uw handen bevrijden. U zult dan moeten erkennen dat Ik de Here ben.’

False Prophets Condemned

13 The word of the Lord came to me: (A)“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those (B)who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel. (C)You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord. (D)They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, ‘Declares the Lord,’ (E)when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word. Have you not seen a false vision and uttered a lying divination, (F)whenever you have said, ‘Declares the Lord,’ although I have not spoken?”

Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, (G)I am against you, declares the Lord God. My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, (H)nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, (I)nor shall they enter the land of Israel. (J)And you shall know that I am the Lord God. 10 Precisely because they have misled my people, (K)saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, (L)these prophets smear it with whitewash,[a] 11 say to those who smear it with whitewash that it shall fall! (M)There will be a deluge of rain, and you, O great hailstones, will fall, and a stormy wind break out. 12 And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the coating with which you smeared it?’ 13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (N)I will make a stormy wind break out in my wrath, (O)and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to make a full end. 14 And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, (P)and you shall know that I am the Lord. 15 Thus will I spend my wrath upon the wall and upon those who have smeared it with whitewash, and I will say to you, The wall is no more, nor those who smeared it, 16 the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem (Q)and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord God.

17 “And you, son of man, (R)set your face against (S)the daughters of your people, (T)who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them 18 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women (U)who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and (V)make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in (W)the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive? 19 You have profaned me among my people (X)for handfuls of barley (Y)and for pieces of bread, putting to death souls who should not die and keeping alive souls who should not live, by your lying to my people, who listen to lies.

20 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, (Z)I am against (AA)your magic bands with which you hunt the souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms, and I will let the souls whom you hunt go free, the souls like birds. 21 Your veils also I will tear off and (AB)deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand as prey, (AC)and you shall know that I am the Lord. 22 (AD)Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and (AE)you have encouraged the wicked, that (AF)he should not turn from his evil way to save his life, 23 (AG)therefore you shall no more see false visions nor practice divination. I will deliver my people out of your hand. And you shall know that I am the Lord.”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:10 Or plaster; also verses 11, 14, 15

False Prophets Condemned

13 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets(A) of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination:(B) ‘Hear the word of the Lord!(C) This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish[a] prophets(D) who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!(E) Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins. You have not gone up to the breaches in the wall to repair(F) it for the people of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the Lord.(G) Their visions are false(H) and their divinations a lie. Even though the Lord has not sent(I) them, they say, “The Lord declares,” and expect him to fulfill their words.(J) Have you not seen false visions(K) and uttered lying divinations when you say, “The Lord declares,” though I have not spoken?

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you,(L) declares the Sovereign Lord. My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying(M) divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records(N) of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(O)

10 “‘Because they lead my people astray,(P) saying, “Peace,”(Q) when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,(R) 11 therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones(S) hurtling down,(T) and violent winds will burst forth.(U) 12 When the wall collapses, will 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(V) and torrents of rain(W) will fall with destructive fury.(X) 14 I will tear down the wall(Y) you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation(Z) will be laid bare. When it[b] falls,(AA) you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the Lord. 15 So I will pour out 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.(AB)”’

17 “Now, son of man, set your face(AC) against the daughters(AD) of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them(AE) 18 and say, ‘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? 19 You have profaned(AF) me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread.(AG) 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.(AH)

20 “‘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.(AI) 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.(AJ) 22 Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies,(AK) 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,(AL) 23 therefore you will no longer see false visions(AM) or practice divination.(AN) I will save(AO) my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.(AP)’”

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 13:3 Or wicked
  2. Ezekiel 13:14 Or the city