Ezekiel 13:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 13:4

2 “Son of man, prophesy ^aagainst the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to ^bthose who prophesy out of their own ^cheart, ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ ”

3 Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen¹ nothing!

4 O Israel, your prophets are ^alike foxes in the deserts.

5 You ^ahave not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the Lord.

6 ^aThey have envisioned futility and false divination, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord!’ But the Lord has ^bnot sent them; yet they hope that the word may¹ be confirmed.

7 Have you not seen a futile vision, and have you not spoken false divination? You say, ‘The Lord says,’ but I have not spoken.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 13:4

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American Standard Version
O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

Amplified® Bible
O Israel, your prophets have been like foxes among ruins {and} in waste places.

Contemporary English Version
Israel's prophets are no better than jackals that hunt for food among the ruins of a city.

Darby English Version
O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in desert places.

Good News Bible
People of Israel, your prophets are as useless as foxes living among the ruins of a city.

King James Version
O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

New American Standard Bible
"O Israel, your prophets have been like foxes among ruins.

New International Version
Your prophets, O Israel, are like jackals among ruins.

New King James Version
O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"O Israel, your prophets have resembled foxes among ruins.

Revised Standard Version
Your prophets have been like foxes among ruins, O Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
As foxes in the wastes, Thy prophets, O Israel, have been.

New English Translation
Your prophets have become like jackals among the ruins, O Israel.

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