Ezekiel 13:3 “This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow…”

Ezekiel 13:3

This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

World English Bible

The Lord GOD says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

American Standard Version

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Geneva Bible 1599

Thus sayth the Lord God, Woe vnto the foolish Prophets that follow their owne spirit, and haue seene nothing.

Darby Translation

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Young's Literal Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the prophets who are foolish, Who are going after their own spirit, And they have seen nothing.

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord has said: A curse on the foolish prophets who go after the spirit which is in them and have seen nothing!

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Cross references

“Woe”

Ezekiel 34:2 Jeremiah 23:1 Matthew 23:13–29 Ezekiel 13:18 Luke 11:42–47 Luke 11:52

Ezekiel 34:2 · BSB

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?

Jeremiah 23:1 · BSB

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.

Matthew 23:13–29 · BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Ezekiel 13:18 · BSB

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…

Luke 11:42–47 · BSB

Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

Luke 11:52 · BSB

Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

“foolish”

Lamentations 2:14 Hosea 9:7 Proverbs 15:14 Proverbs 15:2 Zechariah 11:15 Luke 11:40

Lamentations 2:14 · BSB

The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

Hosea 9:7 · BSB

The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.

Proverbs 15:14 · BSB

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 15:2 · BSB

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

Zechariah 11:15 · BSB

And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Luke 11:40 · BSB

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

“follow”

Jeremiah 23:28–32 Ezekiel 13:6 Ezekiel 13:7

Jeremiah 23:28–32 · BSB

Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 13:6 · BSB

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.

Ezekiel 13:7 · BSB

Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!

4Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.

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