Ezekiel

Ezekiel 13:7–10

7Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?

8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. 9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

10Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

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Ezekiel 13:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Haven’t youהֲל֤וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
seenחֲזִיתֶ֔םḥă·zî·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH2372 see, behold
a falseשָׁוְא֙šāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
visionמַֽחֲזֵה־ma·ḥă·zêh-Noun - masculine singular constructH4236 vision
and spokenוְאֹֽמְרִים֙wə·’ō·mə·rîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH559 utter, say
a lyingכָּזָ֖בkā·zāḇNoun - masculine singularH3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
divinationוּמִקְסַ֥םū·miq·samConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4738 divination
when you proclaimאֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם’ă·mar·temVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Thus declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
even though Iוַאֲנִ֖יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
have notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
spokenדִבַּֽרְתִּי׃סḏib·bar·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH1696 speak

Ezekiel 13:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּ֤הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַר֙’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Becauseיַ֚עַןya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
you have utteredדַּבֶּרְכֶ֣םdab·ber·ḵemVerb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine pluralH1696 speak
vain wordsשָׁ֔וְאšāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
and seenוַחֲזִיתֶ֖םwa·ḥă·zî·ṯemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH2372 see, behold
false visionsכָּזָ֑בkā·zāḇNoun - masculine singularH3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
I am against youאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם’ă·lê·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH413 motion to
declaresנְאֻ֖םnə·’umNoun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

Ezekiel 13:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
My handיָדִ֗יyā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
will beוְהָיְתָ֣הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
againstאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֞יםhan·nə·ḇî·’îmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
who seeהַחֹזִ֣יםha·ḥō·zîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH2372 see, behold
false visionsשָׁוְא֮šāwNoun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
and speak lyingכָּזָב֒kā·zāḇNoun - masculine singularH3577 lie, falsehood, deceptive thing
divinationsוְהַקֹּסְמִ֣יםwə·haq·qō·sə·mîmConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7080 practise divination
They will notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
belongיִהְי֗וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to the councilבְּס֧וֹדbə·sō·wḏPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5475 council, counsel
of My peopleעַמִּ֣י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
or be recordedיִכָּתֵ֔בוּyik·kā·ṯê·ḇūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3789 write
in the registerוּבִכְתָ֤בū·ḇiḵ·ṯāḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3791 writing
of the houseבֵּֽית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
nor will theyלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
enterוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the landאַדְמַ֥ת’aḏ·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH127 ground, land
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Then you will knowוִידַעְתֶּ֕םwî·ḏa‘·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know
thatכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh

Ezekiel 13:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Becauseיַ֣עַןya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
they have led My peopleעַמִּ֛י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
astrayהִטְע֧וּhiṭ·‘ūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH2937 wander, stray
sayingלֵאמֹ֥רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Peaceשָׁל֖וֹםšā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
when there is noוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
peaceשָׁל֑וֹםšā·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and whitewashingטָחִ֥יםṭā·ḥîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear
any flimsy wallחַ֔יִץḥa·yiṣNoun - masculine singularH2434 party-wall
that is builtבֹּ֣נֶהbō·nehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1129 build

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Ezekiel 13:8 Ezekiel 21:3 · Ezekiel 5:8 · Nahum 2:13 · Ezekiel 28:22 · Ezekiel 26:3 · Ezekiel 35:3

Ezekiel 13:9 Psalm 69:28 · Psalm 87:6 · Ezra 2:59 · Ezekiel 20:38 · Psalm 101:7 · Daniel 12:1 · Jeremiah 28:15–17 · Ezekiel 11:10 · Isaiah 4:3 · Nehemiah 7:64 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 20:3–6

Ezekiel 13:10 Ezekiel 13:16 · Ezekiel 22:28 · Jeremiah 8:11 · 2 Kings 21:9 · Jeremiah 14:13 · Jeremiah 6:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.