7. Haven’t you seen a false vision, and haven’t you spoken a lying divination, in that you say, ‘the Lord says;’ but I have not spoken?”
8. “‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Because you have spoken falsehood and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you,” says the Lord GOD.
9. “My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who utter lying divinations. They will not be in the council of my people, neither will they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither will they enter into Eretz-Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.”
10. “‘Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, “Peace;” and there is no peace. When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash.
11. Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it.
12. Behold, when the wall has fallen, won’t it be said to you, “Where is the plaster with which you have plastered it?”
13. “‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “I will even tear it with a stormy wind in my wrath. There will be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it.
14. So I will break down the wall that you have plastered with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered. It will fall, and you will be consumed in the middle of it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
15. Thus I will accomplish my wrath on the wall, and on those who have plastered it with whitewash. I will tell you, ‘The wall is no more, neither those who plastered it;
16. to wit, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace,’” says the Lord GOD.’”
17. You, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,