Ezekiel 13:2

2 Fils de l'homme, prophétise contre les prophètes d'Israël qui prophétisent; dis à ceux qui prophétisent selon leur propre cœur: Écoutez la parole de l'Éternel;

Ezekiel 13:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 13:2

Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel
Who called themselves so, and were accounted such by others; though they were not true, but false prophets; and so the Targum calls them: that prophesy;
that is, smooth things to the people; promising a speedy return from the captivity; or that Jerusalem should not be taken by the Chaldeans, and the inhabitants of it, and of the land, be carried captive: and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts;
who were not sent of God, nor spake from him; but of themselves, what came into their heads, and was agreeable to their fancies, imaginations, and carnal hearts; such are false teachers, that go forth without being sent, and teach not according to the word of God, but according to their own carnal reasonings; so the Targum,

``according to the will of their hearts;''

what they pleased themselves: hear ye the word of the Lord;
which came from the Lord himself, and not from man, meaning the following prophecy; so the written word of God should be attended to, both by teachers and hearers, as the only rule of faith and practice; see ( Isaiah 8:20 ) .

Ezekiel 13:2 In-Context

1 La parole de l'Éternel me fut adressée en ces termes:

2 Fils de l'homme, prophétise contre les prophètes d'Israël qui prophétisent; dis à ceux qui prophétisent selon leur propre cœur: Écoutez la parole de l'Éternel;

3 Ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l'Éternel: Malheur aux prophètes insensés qui suivent leur propre esprit, et qui n'ont point eu de vision.

4 Comme des renards dans des ruines, tels sont tes prophètes, ô Israël!

5 Vous n'êtes point montés sur les brèches, et vous n'avez point entouré d'un rempart la maison d'Israël, pour demeurer fermes dans le combat au jour de l'Éternel.