Parallel Verses
Webster
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
New American Standard Bible
Thus says the Lord
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.
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.
Themes
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
False prophets » Called foolish prophets
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Topics
Interlinear
Ruwach
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 13:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Condemnation Of False Prophets
2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou to them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:28-32
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD?
Lamentations 2:14
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not revealed thy iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Hosea 9:7
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thy iniquity, and the great hatred.
Zechariah 11:15
And the LORD said to me, Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Jeremiah 23:1
Woe be to the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:6-7
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.
Ezekiel 13:18
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all arm-holes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come to you?
Ezekiel 34:2
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD to the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Matthew 23:13-29
But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in.
Luke 11:40
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?
Luke 11:42-47
But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
Luke 11:52
Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
1 Corinthians 9:16
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of: for necessity is laid upon me; and woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!
1 Timothy 6:4
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, from which cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
2 Timothy 3:9
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly will be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.