Ezekiel 13:17

¶ Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

Likewise, thou son {H1121} of man {H120}, set {H7760} thy face {H6440} against the daughters {H1323} of thy people {H5971}, which prophesy {H5012} out of their own heart {H3820}; and prophesy {H5012} thou against them,

"You, human being, turn your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own thoughts. Prophesy against them;

Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them

And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 13:2 (6 votes)

    Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

  • Revelation 2:20 (4 votes)

    Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

  • Judges 4:4 (4 votes)

    ¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

  • 2 Kings 22:14 (4 votes)

    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • Luke 2:36 (3 votes)

    And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

  • 2 Peter 2:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

  • Ezekiel 21:2 (2 votes)

    Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,