Ezekiel 13:9

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord GOD pronounces judgment through Ezekiel against prophets who deliver unverified visions and divinations to Israel. This declaration functions as a direct response to the false reassurances detailed in the surrounding context.

The words — יָדִ֗/י (ya.D/i) translates literally to "my hand," indicating direct divine intervention. שָׁוְא֮ (shaV') means "worthlessness," describing the empty substance of the prophets' visions.

The thread — The promise of exclusion from a divine register runs through Psalm 69:28 and Psalm 87:6, while the requirement for verified status mirrors the genealogical checks in Ezra 2:59.

Why it lands — The text declares that unverified prophetic claims result in permanent exclusion from the covenant community. Readers must evaluate spiritual messages against divine authority rather than accepting them for their apparent reassurance.

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The Hebrew words

וְהָיְתָ֣הve./ha.ye.Tahand/ it will be יָדִ֗יya.D/ihand/ my אֶֽל־'el-against הַנְּבִיאִ֞יםha./ne.vi.'Imthe/ prophets הַחֹזִ֣יםha./cho.Zimwho/ see שָׁוְא֮shaV'worthlessness וְהַקֹּסְמִ֣יםve./ha./ko.se.Mimand/ who/ divine כָּזָב֒ka.Zavfalsehood בְּס֧וֹדbe./Sodin/ [the] council of עַמִּ֣י'a.M/ipeople/ my לֹֽא־lo'-not יִהְי֗וּyih.Yuthey will be וּבִכְתָ֤בu./vi/kh.Tavand/ in/ [the] register of בֵּֽית־beit-[the] house of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael לֹ֣אlo'not יִכָּתֵ֔בוּyi.ka.Te.vuthey will be written down וְאֶל־ve./'el-and/ into אַדְמַ֥ת'ad.Mat[the] land of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael לֹ֣אlo'not יָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uthey will go וִידַעְתֶּ֕םvi./da'.Temand/ you will know כִּ֥יkithat אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[am the] Lord יְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.

Cross-references

Psalms 69:28 May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
Psalms 87:6 The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
Ezra 2:59 The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Jeremiah 28:15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.
Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
Psalms 101:7 No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Jeremiah 20:3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
Exodus 32:32 Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
1 Kings 22:24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”