Ezekiel 13:7

Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God, speaking through Ezekiel, confronts Israel’s false prophets who claim divine commission for their own messages. This occurs within a prophetic oracle condemning those who fabricate revelations while waiting for them to materialize.

The words — חֲזִיתֶ֔ם (cha.zi.Tem) means "have you seen," directly questioning their claimed spiritual experiences. כָּזָ֖ב (ka.Zav) translates literally as "falsehood," labeling their spoken divinations as worthless fabrications.

The thread — The condemnation of unauthorized prophets appears in Ezekiel 13:2 and Ezekiel 13:6, while the warning against accepting unverified claims of divine presence echoes in Matthew 24:23.

Why it lands — The text states that claiming to speak for God without actual authorization is a direct contradiction of divine reality. It requires readers to test every prophetic assertion against verified commission rather than accepting unverified spiritual claims.

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The Hebrew words

הֲל֤וֹאha./Lo'¿/ not מַֽחֲזֵה־ma.cha.zeh-a vision of שָׁוְא֙shaV'worthlessness חֲזִיתֶ֔םcha.zi.Temhave you seen וּמִקְסַ֥םu./mik.Samand/ divination of כָּזָ֖בka.Zavfalsehood אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם'a.mar.Temhave you said?וְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve./'o.me.Rimand/ [you were] saying נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וַאֲנִ֖יva./'a.Niand/ I לֹ֥אlo'not דִבַּֽרְתִּי׃ סdi.Bar.tiI have spoken

King James Version

Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

Cross-references

Ezekiel 13:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!
Ezekiel 13:6 They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.
Matthew 24:23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.