Son of man, prophesyagainst the prophets of Israelthatprophesy, and say thouuntothemthatprophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
Theyhaveseenvanity and lyingdivination, saying, The LORDsaith: and the LORDhath not sentthem: and theyhavemadeothers to hopethattheywouldconfirm the word.
And minehandshall be upon the prophetsthat see vanity, and thatdivinelies: theyshall not be in the assembly of my people, neithershallthey be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neithershalltheyenterinto the land of Israel; and ye shallknowthat I am the Lord GOD.
Because, evenbecausetheyhaveseduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, othersdaubed it withuntemperedmorter:
Say untothemwhichdaub it withuntemperedmorter, that it shallfall: thereshall be an overflowingshower; and ye, O greathailstones, shallfall; and a stormywindshallrend it.
Thereforethussaith the Lord GOD; I willevenrend it with a stormywind in my fury; and thereshall be an overflowingshower in mineanger, and greathailstones in my fury to consume it.
So will I breakdown the wallthat ye havedaubedwithuntemperedmorter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundationthereofshall be discovered, and it shallfall, and ye shall be consumed in the midstthereof: and ye shallknowthat I am the LORD.
Thuswill I accomplish my wrathupon the wall, and uponthemthathavedaubed it withuntemperedmorter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neithertheythatdaubed it;
And say, Thussaith the Lord GOD; Woe to the womenthat sew pillows to all armholes, and makekerchiefsupon the head of everystature to huntsouls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the soulsalivethatcomeunto you?
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the soulsthatshould not die, and to save the soulsalivethatshould not live, by yourlying to my peoplethathearyourlies?
Whereforethussaith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am againstyourpillows, wherewith ye therehunt the souls to makethem fly, and I willtearthemfromyourarms, and will let the souls go, even the soulsthat ye hunt to makethem fly.
Yourkerchiefsalsowill I tear, and deliver my people out of yourhand, and theyshall be no more in yourhand to be hunted; and ye shallknowthat I am the LORD.
Becausewithlies ye havemade the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not returnfrom his wicked way, by promising him life: