Ezequiel 13:17

17 Y tú, hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro contra las hijas de tu pueblo que profetizan por su propia inspiración, profetiza contra ellas

Ezequiel 13:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 13:17

Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters
of thy people
The false prophetesses; for as there were women in some ages, who had the true spirit of prophecy, as Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah, ( Exodus 15:20 ) ( Judges 4:4 ) ( 2 Kings 22:14 ) ; so there were some that pretended to it, who had it not, as Noadiah in the times of Nehemiah, ( Nehemiah 6:14 ) ; and such there were in the times of Ezekiel; against whom he is bid to set his face, and look them out of countenance, and make them ashamed; who, contrary to the modesty of the sex, had impudently taken upon them to prophesy to the people; and such have been since in the times of the Gospel, as Jezebel, ( Revelation 2:20 ) ; and Prisca, Maximilia, Quintilia, and others: who prophesy out of their own heart;
as the men did, ( Ezekiel 13:2 ) ; what their own hearts suggested to them; what came into their minds, and their own fancies and imaginations led them to; what was according to their carnal affections and desires, and agreeable to those that heard them: and prophesy thou against them;
declare their prophecies false; warn the people from giving heed to them; and foretell what shall befall them for deceiving the people.

Ezequiel 13:17 In-Context

15 Desahogaré así mi furor contra el muro y contra los que lo han recubierto con cal, y os diré: "No existe el muro ni existen los que lo recubrieron,

16 ni los profetas de Israel que profetizaban acerca de Jerusalén y que veían para ella visiones de paz cuando no había paz"declara el Señor DIOS.

17 Y tú, hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro contra las hijas de tu pueblo que profetizan por su propia inspiración, profetiza contra ellas

18 y di: "Así dice el Señor DIOS": '¡Ay de las que cosen cintas mágicas para todas las coyunturas de la mano y hacen velos para las cabezas de personas de toda talla con el fin de cazar almas! ¿Cazaréis las vidas de mi pueblo y preservaréis vuestras vidas?

19 'Me habéis profanado ante mi pueblo por puñados de cebada y por pedazos de pan, dando muerte a algunos que no debían morir y dejando con vida a otros que no debían vivir, mintiendo a mi pueblo que escucha la mentira.'"