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the heathen, where they come, and they shall and the Lord hath not sent them: and they haue
knowe, that I am the Lord. 17 Moreouer, the made others to hope that they would cofirme the
worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying, 18 Sonne word of their prophecie. 7 Haue ye not seene a
of man, eate thy bread with trembling and drinke vaine vision? and haue yee not spoken a lying
thy water with trouble, and with carefulnesse, diuination? ye say, The Lord sayth it, albeit I haue
19 And say vnto the people of the land, Thus saith not spoken. Therefore thus sayth the Lord God,
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the Lord God of the inhabitants of Ierusalem, Because ye haue spoken vanytie and haue seene
and of the lande of Israel, They shall eate their lyes, therefore beholde, I am agaynst you, sayth
bread with carefulnes, and drinke their water the Lord God, 9 And mine hande shalbe vpon
with desolation: for the lande shall bee desolate
from her abundance because of the crueltie of the Prophets that see vanity, and diuine lies:
them that dwell therein. 20 And the cities that are they shall not be in the assemblie of my people,
inhabited, shall be left voyde, and the land shall neither shall they be written in the writing of the
be desolate, and yee shall knowe that I am the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the
Lord. 21 And the worde of the Lord came vnto me, land of Israel: and yee shall know that I am the
saying, 22 Sonne of man, what is that prouerbe Lord God. 10 And therefore, because they haue
that you haue in the land of Israel, saying, The deceiued my people, saying, Peace, and there was
dayes are prolonged and all visions faile? 23 Tell no peace: and one buylt vp a wall, and behold,
them therefore, Thus sayeth the Lord God, I wil the others daubed it with vntempered morter,
make this prouerbe to cease, and they shall no 11 Say vnto them which daube it with vntempered
more vse it as a prouerbe in Israel: but say vnto morter, that it shall fall: for there shall come a
them, The daies are at hand and the effect of great showre, and I wil sende haylestones, which
euery vision. 24 For no vision shall be any more shall cause it to fall, and a stormie winde shall
in vaine, neither shall there bee any flattering breake it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall
diuination within the house of Israel. 25 For I it not bee sayd vnto you, Where is the daubing
am the Lord: I wil speake, and that thing that I wherewith ye haue daubed it? 13 Therefore thus
shall speake, shall come to passe: it shall be no sayth the Lord God, I will cause a stormie winde
more prolonged: for in your dayes, O rebellious to breake foorth in my wrath, and a great showre
house, will I saye the thing, and will performe shall bee in mine anger, and hailestones in mine
it, sayeth the Lord God. 26 Againe the word of indignation to consume it. 14 So I wil destroy
the Lord came vnto me, saying, 27 Sonne of man, the wall that ye haue daubed with vntempered
beholde, they of the house of Israel say, The morter, and bring it downe to the ground, so that
vision that hee seeth, is for many dayes to come, the fundation thereof shalbe discouered, and it
and he prophecieth of the times that are farre off. shall fal, and ye shalbe consumed in the middes
28 Therefore say vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord thereof, and ye shall know, that I am the Lord.
God, All my wordes shall no longer be delayed, 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath vpon the
but that thing which I haue spoken, shall be done, wall, and vpon them that haue daubed it with
saith the Lord God. vntempered morter, and will say vnto you, The
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13 wall is no more, neither the daubers thereof, To
wit, the Prophets of Israel, which prophesie vpon
1 And the word of the Lord came vnto me, Ierusalem, and see visions of peace for it, and
saying, 2 Sonne of man, prophecie against the there is no peace, sayth the Lord God. 17 Likewise
prophets of Israel, that prophecie, and say thou thou sonne of man, set thy face against the
vnto them, that prophecie out of their owne daughters of thy people, which prophesie out of
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hearts, Heare the worde of the Lord. Thus sayth their owne heart: and prophesie thou against
the Lord God, Woe vnto the foolish Prophets them, and say, 18 Thus sayth the Lord God, Woe
that follow their owne spirit, and haue seene vnto the women that sowe pillowes vnder al arme
nothing. 4 O Israel, thy Prophets are like the holes, and make vailes vpon the head of euery
foxes in the waste places. 5 Ye haue not risen one that standeth vp, to hunt soules: will yee
vp in the gappes, neither made vp the hedge hunt ye soules of my people, and will yee giue
for ye house of Israel, to stand in the battel in life to the soules that come vnto you? 19 And will
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the daye of the Lord. They haue seene vanitie, ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of
and lying diuination, saying, The Lord sayth it,