Ezekiel 13
- 1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
- 2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and Say to those who prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear the word of the Lord.
- 3The Lord God says this. Disaster is coming to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
- 4O Israel, your prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
- 5You have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
- 6They have seen false visions and lying divination, saying, The Lord says: and the Lord has not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
- 7Have you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination, whereas you say, The Lord says it. Although I have not spoken?
- 8Therefore the Lord God says this. Because you have spoken lies, and seen lies, therefore, I am against you, says the Lord God.
- 9And my hand shall be on the prophets that see false visions, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God.
- 10Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace. And there was no peace. And one built up a wall, and others plastered it with whitewash:
- 11Say to those who cover it with whitewash, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower. And you, O great hailstones, shall fall. And a stormy wind shall tear it down.
- 12When the wall has fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which you have plastered it?
- 13Therefore the Lord God says this. I will even tear it down with a stormy wind in my fury. And there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
- 14So I will break down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in it: and you shall know that I am the Lord.
- 15So I will accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on those who have plastered it with whitewash, and will say to you, The wall is no more, neither those who plastered it.
- 16Namely, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, says the Lord God.
- 17Likewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, which prophesy out of their own heart. And prophesy you against them,
- 18And say, The Lord God says this. Disaster is coming to the women that sew magic charms on every wrist, and make veils on the heads of people of every size to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and will you save the souls alive that come to you?
- 19And will you pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
- 20Therefore the Lord God says this. I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that you hunt to make them fly.
- 21Your veils also I will tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted. And you shall know that I am the Lord.
- 22Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, when I have not made them sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
- 23Therefore you shall see no more false visions, or divine divinations. For I will deliver my people out of your hand: and you shall know that I am the Lord.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Ezekiel 13 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
KJVSon of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
GIGAKJVSon of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and Say to those who prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear the word of the Lord.
KJVThus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
GIGAKJVThe Lord God says this. Disaster is coming to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
KJVO Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
GIGAKJVO Israel, your prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
KJVYe have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
GIGAKJVYou have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.
KJVThey have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
GIGAKJVThey have seen false visions and lying divination, saying, The Lord says: and the Lord has not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
KJVHave ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?
GIGAKJVHave you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination, whereas you say, The Lord says it. Although I have not spoken?
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God says this. Because you have spoken lies, and seen lies, therefore, I am against you, says the Lord God.
KJVAnd mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.
GIGAKJVAnd my hand shall be on the prophets that see false visions, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God.
KJVBecause, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
GIGAKJVBecause, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace. And there was no peace. And one built up a wall, and others plastered it with whitewash:
KJVSay unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
GIGAKJVSay to those who cover it with whitewash, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower. And you, O great hailstones, shall fall. And a stormy wind shall tear it down.
KJVLo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
GIGAKJVWhen the wall has fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which you have plastered it?
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God says this. I will even tear it down with a stormy wind in my fury. And there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
KJVSo will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
GIGAKJVSo I will break down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in it: and you shall know that I am the Lord.
KJVThus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
GIGAKJVSo I will accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on those who have plastered it with whitewash, and will say to you, The wall is no more, neither those who plastered it.
KJVTo wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.
GIGAKJVNamely, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, says the Lord God.
KJVLikewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
GIGAKJVLikewise, you son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, which prophesy out of their own heart. And prophesy you against them,
KJVAnd say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?
GIGAKJVAnd say, The Lord God says this. Disaster is coming to the women that sew magic charms on every wrist, and make veils on the heads of people of every size to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and will you save the souls alive that come to you?
KJVAnd will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
GIGAKJVAnd will you pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
KJVWherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord God says this. I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that you hunt to make them fly.
KJVYour kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
GIGAKJVYour veils also I will tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted. And you shall know that I am the Lord.
KJVBecause with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
GIGAKJVBecause with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, when I have not made them sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
KJVTherefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
GIGAKJVTherefore you shall see no more false visions, or divine divinations. For I will deliver my people out of your hand: and you shall know that I am the Lord.
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