Ézéchiel - Caput 13

Ézéchiel 13.1 et factus est sermo Domini ad me dicens Ézéchiel 13.2 fili hominis vaticinare ad prophetas Israhel qui prophetant et dices prophetantibus de corde suo audite verbum Domini Ézéchiel 13.3 haec dicit Dominus Deus vae prophetis insipientibus qui sequuntur spiritum suum et nihil vident Ézéchiel 13.4 quasi vulpes in desertis prophetae tui Israhel erant Ézéchiel 13.5 non ascendistis ex adverso neque opposuistis murum pro domo Israhel ut staretis in proelio in die Domini Ézéchiel 13.6 vident vana et divinant mendacium dicentes ait Dominus cum Dominus non miserit eos et perseveraverunt confirmare sermonem Ézéchiel 13.7 numquid non visionem cassam vidistis et divinationem mendacem locuti estis et dicitis ait Dominus cum ego non sim locutus Ézéchiel 13.8 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus quia locuti estis vana et vidistis mendacium ideo ecce ego ad vos ait Dominus Deus Ézéchiel 13.9 et erit manus mea super prophetas qui vident vana et divinant mendacium in concilio populi mei non erunt et in scriptura domus Israhel non scribentur nec in terra Israhel ingredientur et scietis quia ego Dominus Deus Ézéchiel 13.10 eo quod deceperint populum meum dicentes pax et non est pax et ipse aedificabat parietem illi autem liniebant eum luto absque paleis Ézéchiel 13.11 dic ad eos qui liniunt absque temperatura quod casurus sit erit enim imber inundans et dabo lapides praegrandes desuper inruentes et ventum procellae dissipantem Ézéchiel 13.12 siquidem ecce cecidit paries numquid non dicetur vobis ubi est litura quam levistis Ézéchiel 13.13 propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus et erumpere faciam spiritum tempestatum in indignatione mea et imber inundans in furore meo erit et lapides grandes in ira in consummationem Ézéchiel 13.14 et destruam parietem quem levistis absque temperamento et adaequabo eum terrae et revelabitur fundamentum eius et cadet et consumetur in medio eius et scietis quia ego sum Dominus Ézéchiel 13.15 et conplebo indignationem meam in parietem et in his qui linunt eum absque temperamento dicamque vobis non est paries et non sunt qui linunt eum Ézéchiel 13.16 prophetae Israhel qui prophetant ad Hierusalem et vident ei visionem pacis et non est pax ait Dominus Deus Ézéchiel 13.17 et tu fili hominis pone faciem tuam contra filias populi tui quae prophetant de corde suo et vaticinare super eas Ézéchiel 13.18 et dic haec ait Dominus Deus vae quae consuunt pulvillos sub omni cubito manus et faciunt cervicalia sub capite universae aetatis ad capiendas animas cum caperent animas populi mei vivificabant animas eorum Ézéchiel 13.19 et violabant me ad populum meum propter pugillum hordei et fragmen panis ut interficerent animas quae non moriuntur et vivificarent animas quae non vivunt mentientes populo meo credenti mendaciis Ézéchiel 13.20 propter hoc haec dicit Dominus Deus ecce ego ad pulvillos vestros quibus vos capitis animas volantes et disrumpam eos de brachiis vestris et dimittam animas quas vos capitis animas ad volandum Ézéchiel 13.21 et disrumpam cervicalia vestra et liberabo populum meum de manu vestra neque erunt ultra in manibus vestris ad praedandum et scietis quia ego Dominus Ézéchiel 13.22 pro eo quod maerere fecistis cor iusti mendaciter quem ego non contristavi et confortastis manus impii ut non reverteretur a via sua mala et viveret Ézéchiel 13.23 propterea vana non videbitis et divinationes non divinabitis amplius et eruam populum meum de manu vestra et scietis quoniam ego Dominus

Ézéchiel : Caput 13

The Denunciation of False Prophets in Ezekiel 13

Chapter 13 of the book of Ezekiel constitutes a solemn warning against the false prophets of Israel. Through this incisive text, God addresses severe accusations against these deceivers who, by their own inspiration, offer false hope to the people. He criticizes not only the prophets, but also the prophetesses who mislead God's faithful, promising peace when no true peace exists.

The gravity of the divine condemnation that weighs upon them reflects the seriousness of their offense. It is essential to consider, with us, five biblical passages that highlight the dangers of false teaching as presented in this crucial chapter.

Matthew 7:15

"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves." - Jesus warns against false prophets, a central theme also evoked in Ezekiel 13.

2 Peter 2:1

"In times past, false prophets have arisen among the people, just as false teachers will also arise among you. These will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Sovereign who saved them, thus bringing sudden destruction upon themselves." - Peter warns against false teachers, a direct echo of the warnings in Ezekiel 13.

Jeremiah 23:16

"Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Do not listen to the prophesying of the prophets; they fill the people with false hopes. They speak from visions they have imagined, and not from the mouth of the Lord.'" - Jeremiah, like Ezekiel, warns against those who speak falsely in God's name.

1 John 4:1

"Beloved, do not believe in any spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world." - John encourages discernment when faced with false prophets, a theme also present in Ezekiel 13.

James 1:6-8

"But ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed and carried about by the wind. Let no one think that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is unstable in all his actions." - James describes the unstable nature of those who lack true faith, similar to the description of false prophets in Ezekiel 13:6-7.

Meditating on these passages, we are called to remain vigilant and seek divine truth, thus warding off any deceptive influences that might lead us astray.