Azaky'AL (Ezekiel) — 13

Judgment against False Nabyms (Prophets)

1 Then this message came to me from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH: 

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the false Nabyms of Yashar'AL who are inventing their own prophecies, Say to them, ‘Listen to the Dabar of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

3 This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: What sorrow awaits the false Nabyms who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!’

4 “O people of Yashar'AL, these Nabyms of yours are like jackals digging in the ruins. 

5 They have done nothing to repair the breaks in the walls around the nation. They have not helped it to stand firm in battle on the day of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

6 Instead, they have told lies and made false predictions, they say, ‘this message is from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH,’ even though 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH never sent them, And yet they expect 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH to fulfill their prophecies! 

7 Can your visions be anything but false if you claim, ‘This message is from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH,’ when I have not even spoken to you?

8 “Therefore, this is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: Because what you say is false and your visions are a lie, I will stand against you, says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

9 I will raise my fist against all the Nabyms who see false visions and make lying predictions, and they will be banished from the community of Yashar'AL. I will blot their names from Yashar'AL’s record books, and they will never again set foot in their own land, then you will know that I Am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.

10 “This will happen because these evil prophets deceive my people by saying, ‘there is Shalum’ when there is no Shalum at all! It’s as if the people have built a flimsy wall, and these prophets are trying to reinforce it by covering it with whitewash! 

11 Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down, a heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down. 

12 And when the wall falls, the people will cry out, ‘What happened to your whitewash?’

13 “Therefore, this is what  𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury. 

14 I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

15 At last my anger against the wall and those who covered it with whitewash will be satisfied, then I will say to you: ‘the wall and those who whitewashed it are both gone. 

16 They were lying prophets who claimed Shalum would come to Yahushalam when there was no Shalum, I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH have spoken!’

Judgment against False Women Prophets

17 “Now, son of man, speak out against the women who prophesy from their own imaginations. 

18 This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: What sorrow awaits you women who are ensnaring the souls of my people, young and old alike. You tie magic charms on their wrists and furnish them with magic veils. Do you think you can trap others without bringing destruction on yourselves? 

19 You bring shame on me among my people for a few handfuls of barley or a piece of bread. By lying to my people who love to listen to lies, you kill those who should not die, and you promise life to those who should not live.

20 “This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: I am against all your magic charms, which you use to ensnare my people like birds. I will tear them from your arms, setting my people free like birds set free from a cage. 

21 I will tear off the magic veils and save my people from your grasp, they will no longer be your victims. Then you will know that I am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

22 You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I did not want them to be sad, and you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins. 

23 Because of all this, you will no longer talk of seeing visions that you never saw, nor will you make predictions. For I will rescue my people from your grasp. Then you will know that I Am 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH.”