Ezekiel 22:28 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 22:28

26 ^aHer priests have violated My law and ^bprofaned My holy things; they have not ^cdistinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

27 Her ^aprinces in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy¹ people, and to get dishonest gain.

28 ^aHer prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, ^bseeing false visions, and divining ^clies for them, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ when the Lord had not spoken.

29 The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully ^aoppress the stranger.

30 ^aSo I sought for a man among them who would ^bmake a wall, and ^cstand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

31 Therefore I have ^apoured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed ^btheir deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

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American Standard Version
And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered `mortar', seeing false visions, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, when Jehovah hath not spoken.

Amplified® Bible
And her prophets have daubed them over with whitewash, seeing false visions and divining lies to them, saying, Thus says the Lord God--when the Lord has not spoken.

Contemporary English Version
And then the prophets in Israel cover up these sins by giving false visions. I have never spoken to them, but they lie and say they have a message from me.

Darby English Version
And her prophets have daubed for them with untempered [mortar], seeing vanity and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah! and Jehovah hath not spoken.

Good News Bible
The prophets have hidden these sins like workers covering a wall with whitewash. They see false visions and make false predictions. They claim to speak the word of the Sovereign LORD, but I, the LORD, have not spoken to them.

King James Version
And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

New American Standard Bible
"Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, `Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD has not spoken.

New International Version
Her prophets whitewash these deeds for them by false visions and lying divinations. They say, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says'-when the LORD has not spoken.

New King James Version
Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies for them, saying, "Thus says the Lord GOD," when the LORD had not spoken.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Her prophets have smeared whitewash for them, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD has not spoken.

Revised Standard Version
And her prophets have daubed for them with whitewash, seeing false visions and divining lies for them, saying, 'Thus says the Lord GOD,' when the LORD has not spoken.

Young's Literal Translation
And its prophets have daubed for them with chalk, Seeing a vain thing, and divining for them a lie, Saying, `Thus said the Lord Jehovah:' And Jehovah hath not spoken.

New English Translation
Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash.¹ They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

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