Ezekiel 13:6

13:6 They see delusion and their omens are a lie. ¹  They say, “the Lord declares,” though the Lord has not sent them; ²  yet they expect their word to be confirmed. ³ 

Ezekiel 22:28

22:28 Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash. ⁴  They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says,’ when the Lord has not spoken.

Ezekiel 35:10

35:10 “‘You said, “These two nations, these two lands ⁵  will be mine, and we will possess them,” ⁶  – although the Lord was there –

¹ sn The same description of a false prophet is found in Micah 2:11.

² sn The Lord has not sent them. A similar concept is found in Jer 14:14; 23:21.

³ tn Or “confirmed”; NIV “to be fulfilled”; TEV “to come true.”

⁴ tn Heb “her prophets coat for themselves with whitewash.” The expression may be based on Ezek 13:10-15.

⁷ sn The reference is to Israel and Judah.

⁸ tn Heb “it.”