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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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"Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those who prophesy out of their own heart, 'Hear the word of the Lord!' "
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Thus says the Lord God: "Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!
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O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts.
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You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord.
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They have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, 'Thus says the Lord!' But the Lord has not sent them; yet they hope that the word may be confirmed.
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Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, 'The Lord says,' but I have not spoken."
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Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have spoken nonsense and envisioned lies, therefore I am indeed against you," says the Lord God.
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My hand will be against the prophets who envision futility and who divine lies; they shall not be in the assembly of My people, nor be written in the record of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord God.
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Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace--and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar--
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say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down.
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Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the mortar with which you plastered it?' "