Ezekiel 13:1

False Prophets Condemned

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 13:1 in Other Translations

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

1 Then this message came to me from the LORD :

1 God's Message came to me:

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

1 The word of the Lord came to me:

1 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

Ezekiel 13:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 13:1

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] Giving orders to prophesy against the false prophets and prophetesses, which were either in the land of Israel, of whom the prophet had notice; or rather who were among the captives in Babylon, where Ezekiel now was.

Ezekiel 13:1 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: ‘Hear the word of the LORD!

3 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

4 Your prophets, Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

5 You have not gone up to the breaches in the wall to repair it for the people of Israel so that it will stand firm in the battle on the day of the LORD.