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Ezekiel 21:29
while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel is commanded to deliver a declaration from the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and their contempt, immediately following a pronouncement that a sword has been drawn for slaughter.
The words — שָׁוְא (Shav') translates as falsehood, and קְסָם (kesam) means divination, both describing the deceptive spiritual claims that enable the execution of the wicked.
The thread — The condemnation of false visions and lying divinations reappears in Ezekiel 22:28, while the phrase "the day has come" for final punishment echoes the earlier judgment pronounced on Israel's wicked prince in Ezekiel 21:25.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that spiritual deception cannot avert divine judgment, requiring readers to reject any claim that legitimizes violence or punishment outside of God's appointed time.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 21:25 And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Ezekiel 22:28 Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.
- Psalms 37:13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
- Jeremiah 27:9 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
- Job 18:20 Those in the west are appalled at his fate, while those in the east tremble in horror.
- Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- Isaiah 47:13 You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.
- Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.
- Ezekiel 12:24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,
- 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.