Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the foolish prophets who are following their own spirit and have seen nothing.

King James Version

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Holman Bible

This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

International Standard Version

"This is what the Lord GOD says, "How terrible it will be for the false prophets who walk according to their own wrong inclinations and see nothing.

A Conservative Version

Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

American Standard Version

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Amplified

Thus says the Lord God, “Woe (judgment is coming) to the foolish prophets who are following their own spirit [claiming to have seen things] but have [in fact] seen nothing.

Bible in Basic English

This is what the Lord has said: A curse on the foolish prophets who go after the spirit which is in them and have seen nothing!

Darby Translation

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Julia Smith Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo upon the foolish prophets which are going after their spirit, and they saw not

King James 2000

Thus says the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Lexham Expanded Bible

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 'Alas, for the foolish prophets who [are] going after their [own] spirit, {and they did not see anything}!

Modern King James verseion

So says the Lord Jehovah, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Thus sayeth the LORD God: Woe be unto those foolish prophets that follow their own spirit, and speak where they see nothing.

NET Bible

This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!

New Heart English Bible

Thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing.

The Emphasized Bible

Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Alas for the base prophets, - who follow their own spirit and have seen, nothing.

Webster

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

World English Bible

Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Youngs Literal Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the prophets who are foolish, Who are going after their own spirit, And they have seen nothing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

Woe
הוי 
Howy 
woe, Ah, Ho, O, Alas
Usage: 50

נבל 
Nabal 
Usage: 18

נביא 
Nabiy' 
Usage: 315

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

and have seen
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

References

Morish

Context Readings

Condemnation Of False Prophets

2 "Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: 'Hear the word of the LORD!' 3 Thus says the Lord God, “Woe to the foolish prophets who are following their own spirit and have seen nothing. 4 Your prophets have been like jackals among ruins, O Israel.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:28-32

Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? declares the LORD.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive visions; they have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, but have seen for you oracles that are false and misleading.

Hosea 9:7

The days of punishment have come; the days of recompense have come; Israel shall know it. The prophet is a fool; the man of the spirit is mad, because of your great iniquity and great hatred.

Zechariah 11:15

Then the LORD said to me, "Take once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Jeremiah 23:1

"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 13:6-7

They have seen false visions and lying divinations. They say, 'Declares the LORD,'when the LORD has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfill their word.

Ezekiel 13:18

and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?

Ezekiel 34:2

"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?

Luke 11:40

You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

Luke 11:42-47

"But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Luke 11:52

Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."

1 Corinthians 9:16

For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

1 Timothy 6:4

he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,

2 Timothy 3:9

But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

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