Ezequiel 13:17

17 Y tú, hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro a las hijas de tu pueblo que profetizan de su propio corazón, y 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 Cumpliré así mi furor en la pared y en los que la pañetaron con lodo suelto; y os diré: No existe la pared, ni aquellos que la pañetaron

16 los profetas de Israel que profetizan a Jerusalén, y ven para ella visión de paz, no habiendo paz, dijo el Señor DIOS

17 Y tú, hijo de hombre, pon tu rostro a las hijas de tu pueblo que profetizan de su propio corazón, y profetiza contra ellas

18 Y di: Así dijo el Señor DIOS: ¡Ay de aquellas que cosen almohadillas a todos codos de manos, y hacen veletes sobre la cabeza de toda edad para cazar las almas! ¿Habéis de cazar las almas de mi pueblo, para mantener así vuestra propia vida

19 ¿Y habéis de profanarme entre mi pueblo por puñados de cebada y por pedazos de pan, matando las almas que no deben morir, y dando vida a las almas que no deben vivir, mintiendo a mi pueblo que escucha la mentira