Ezekiel 13

1 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say

Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]

2 son: child man to prophesy to(wards) prophet Israel [the] to prophesy and to say to/for prophet from heart their to hear: hear word LORD

“You human, [a warning] against the prophets in Israel who are prophesying. Some of them are prophesying things that they themselves have imagined/thought. Say to them: 'Listen to what Yahweh says!

3 thus to say Lord YHWH/God woe! upon [the] prophet [the] foolish which to go: follow after spirit their and to/for lest to see: see

He says, “Terrible things will happen to those wicked prophets who proclaim their own ideas and have not seen [visions from me].

4 like/as fox in/on/with desolation prophet your Israel to be

You Israeli people, your prophets [as useless] as [SIM] jackals/wolves [that only dig] through the [of a city].

5 not to ascend: rise in/on/with breach and to wall up/off wall upon house: household Israel to/for to stand: stand in/on/with battle in/on/with day LORD

Those prophets have not helped you Israeli people [MTY] to repair the places where [city] walls have (been broken/crumbled). That needs to be done in order that the walls will be strong at the time when I, Yahweh, [allow your enemies] to attack you.

6 to see vanity: false and divination lie [the] to say utterance LORD and LORD not to send: depart them and to wait: hope to/for to arise: establish word

The visions and prophecies of those prophets are false. They say, 'Yahweh told me this,' but I have not sent [to you to be my prophets]. But they expect that what they prophesy will truly happen!

7 not vision vanity: false to see and divination lie to say and to say utterance LORD and I not to speak: speak

They say that they have seen visions, but those visions are false, and the things that they prophesy are lies [RHQ]. They say, 'Yahweh told me this,' but I have told them nothing!”

8 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God because to speak: speak you vanity: false and to see lie to/for so look! I to(wards) you utterance Lord YHWH/God

Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: “Because you prophets have said what is false, and because your visions are lies, I am opposed to you.

9 and to be hand: power my to(wards) [the] prophet [the] to see vanity: false and [the] to divine lie in/on/with counsel people my not to be and in/on/with writing house: household Israel not to write and to(wards) land: soil Israel not to come (in): come and to know for I Lord YHWH/God

I will strike/punish all you prophets who falsely say that you have seen visions and prophesy things that are lies. You will not have any place among my people, your names will not be listed in the records of the Israeli people, and you will never return to Israel. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”

10 because and in/on/with because to stray [obj] people my to/for to say peace and nothing peace and he/she/it to build wall and behold they to overspread [obj] him whitewash

They deceive my people, saying “Things will go well for us,” when things will not go well. [It as though] [MET] the people have built a shaky/weak wall, and the prophets cover it with (whitewash/white paint) [to make people think that it is a very strong wall].

11 to say to(wards) to overspread whitewash and to fall: fall to be rain to overflow and you(f. p.) stone hail to fall: fall and spirit: breath tempest to break up/open

So, tell those prophets who cover the wall with whitewash that the wall will surely fall down. It will rain very hard. I will send big hailstones to fall. Very strong winds will blow against it.

12 and behold to fall: fall [the] wall not to say to(wards) you where? [the] coating which to overspread

When the wall falls down, the people will certainly say to those prophets, “The white paint certainly did not [RHQ] make the wall strong!”

13 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God and to break up/open spirit: breath tempest in/on/with rage my and rain to overflow in/on/with face: anger my to be and stone hail in/on/with rage to/for consumption

So this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: “Because I am very angry with you, [I will send enemy armies to destroy Jerusalem. It will be as though] [MET] I will send a very strong wind and hailstones and very heavy rains to destroy you.”

14 and to overthrow [obj] [the] wall which to overspread whitewash and to touch him to(wards) [the] land: soil and to reveal: uncover foundation his and to fall: fall and to end: destroy in/on/with midst her and to know for I LORD

[The false prophecies of your prophets are like] [MET] a wall that they have covered with whitewash, but I will break it down, and shatter it down to the ground, with the result that people can see its foundations. When the wall collapses, you also will be killed, and everyone will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

15 and to end: expend [obj] rage my in/on/with wall and in/on/with to overspread [obj] him whitewash and to say to/for you nothing [the] wall and nothing [the] to overspread [obj] him

In that way I will show that I am very angry [the people who built] the wall and those who covered it with (whitewash/white paint). Then I will say to you, “The wall is destroyed/gone, and those prophets who put (whitewash/white paint) on it have been killed.”

16 prophet Israel [the] to prophesy to(wards) Jerusalem and [the] to see to/for her vision peace and nothing peace utterance Lord YHWH/God

Those are the prophets who prophesied that things would go well for the people in Jerusalem, when things would not go well for them.

17 and you(m. s.) son: child man to set: make face your to(wards) daughter people your [the] to prophesy from heart their and to prophesy upon them

So, you human, show that you are angry with [IDM] the women of Jerusalem who prophesy things that they themselves have imagined.

18 and to say thus to say Lord YHWH/God woe! to/for to sew amulet upon all joint hand: themselves my and to make [the] veil upon head all height to/for to hunt soul soul to hunt to/for people my and soul to/for you to live

Tell them, “This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Terrible things will happen to you women who fasten magic charms on your wrists and make veils of various sizes to put on your heads in order to deceive the people. [You think that] [RHQ] you will deceive [by telling them that you know what will happen in the future], and that you will save your own lives.

19 and to profane/begin: profane [obj] me to(wards) people my in/on/with handful barley and in/on/with morsel food: bread to/for to die soul which not to die and to/for to live soul which not to live in/on/with to lie you to/for people my to hear: hear lie

You dishonored [by telling lies] in order to get from my people a few handfuls of barley and a few pieces of bread. My people listen to lies; and you women who are lying to them have caused to be killed people who did not deserve to die and have (spared/allowed to remain alive) those who should not continue to live.”

20 to/for so thus to say Lord YHWH/God look! I to(wards) amulet your which you(f. p.) to hunt there [obj] [the] soul to/for to fly and to tear [obj] them from upon arm your and to send: let go [obj] [the] soul which you(m. p.) to hunt [obj] soul to/for to fly

Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, [to those women]: “I detest your magic charms by which you deceive people like [SIM] [people trap] birds. I will tear those charms off your wrists, and I will cause the people whom you have deceived to no longer be deceived by you.

21 and to tear [obj] veil your and to rescue [obj] people my from hand: power your and not to be still in/on/with hand: power your to/for net and to know for I LORD

I will also tear off your veils and rescue my people from continuing to be deceived by you, and they will no longer be under your control. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].

22 because be disheartened heart righteous deception and I not to pain him and to/for to strengthen: strengthen hand: themselves wicked to/for lest to return: repent from way: conduct his [the] bad: evil to/for to live him

You have discouraged righteous people by telling them lies when I did not [do things to] cause them to be sad. And you have encouraged wicked people to not turn away from their wicked behavior; if they had done that, they would have continued to remain alive.

23 to/for so vanity: false not to see and divination not to divine still and to rescue [obj] people my from hand: power your and to know for I LORD

Therefore, you will no longer falsely say that you have seen visions or tell people what will happen in the future [in order to please them]. I will rescue my people from being deceived by you. And then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].” '”