1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

1 Et factus est sermo Domini ad me, dicens:

2 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;

2 Fili hominis, vaticinare ad prophetas Israël qui prophetant, et dices prophetantibus de corde suo: Audite verbum Domini.

3 Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

3 Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:
Væ prophetis insipientibus,
qui sequuntur spiritum suum,
et nihil vident!

4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

4 Quasi vulpes in desertis prophetæ tui, Israël, erant.

5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord.

5 Non ascendistis ex adverso,
neque opposuistis murum pro domo Israël,
ut staretis in prælio in die Domini.

6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

6 Vident vana, et divinant mendacium,
dicentes: Ait Dominus,
cum Dominus non miserit eos:
et perseveraverunt confirmare sermonem.

7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The Lord saith it; albeit I have not spoken?

7 Numquid non visionem cassam vidistis,
et divinationem mendacem locuti estis,
et dicitis: Ait Dominus,
cum ego non sim locutus?

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.

8 Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus:
Quia locuti estis vana, et vidistis mendacium,
ideo ecce ego ad vos, dicit Dominus Deus.

9 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.

9 Et erit manus mea super prophetas
qui vident vana, et divinant mendacium:
in consilio populi mei non erunt,
et in scriptura domus Israël non scribentur,
nec in terram Israël ingredientur,
et scietis quia ego Dominus Deus:

10 ¶ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

10 eo quod deceperint populum meum,
dicentes: Pax, et non est pax:
et ipse ædificabat parietem,
illi autem liniebant eum luto absque paleis.

11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

11 Dic ad eos qui liniunt absque temperatura, quod casurus sit:
erit enim imber inundans,
et dabo lapides prægrandes desuper irruentes,
et ventum procellæ dissipantem.

12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

12 Siquidem ecce cecidit paries:
numquid non dicetur vobis:
Ubi est litura quam linistis?

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.

13 Propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus:
Et erumpere faciam spiritum tempestatum in indignatione mea,
et imber inundans in furore meo erit,
et lapides grandes in ira in consumptionem.

14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

14 Et destruam parietem quem linistis absque temperamento,
et adæquabo eum terræ,
et revelabitur fundamentum ejus:
et cadet, et consumetur in medio ejus,
et scietis quia ego sum Dominus.

15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

15 Et complebo indignationem meam in pariete,
et in his qui liniunt eum absque temperamento:
dicamque vobis: Non est paries,
et non sunt qui liniunt eum:

16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.

16 prophetæ Israël, qui prophetant ad Jerusalem,
et vident ei visionem pacis, et non est pax,
ait Dominus Deus.

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,

17 ¶ Et tu, fili hominis, pone faciem tuam contra filias populi tui quæ prophetant de corde suo: et vaticinare super eas,

18 And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

18 et dic: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus:
Væ quæ consuunt pulvillos sub omni cubito manus,
et faciunt cervicalia sub capite universæ ætatis
ad capiendas animas:
et cum caperent animas populi mei,
vivificabant animas eorum!

19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

19 Et violabant me ad populum meum
propter pugillum hordei, et fragmen panis,
ut interficerent animas quæ non moriuntur,
et vivificarent animas quæ non vivunt,
mentientes populo meo credenti mendaciis.

20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.

20 Propter hoc hæc dicit Dominus Deus:
Ecce ego ad pulvillos vestros,
quibus vos capitis animas volantes:
et dirumpam eos de brachiis vestris,
et dimittam animas quas vos capitis,
animas ad volandum.

21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

21 Et dirumpam cervicalia vestra,
et liberabo populum meum de manu vestra,
neque erunt ultra in manibus vestris ad prædandum:
et scietis quia ego Dominus.

22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

22 Pro eo quod mœrere fecistis cor justi mendaciter,
quem ego non contristavi,
et confortastis manus impii,
ut non reverteretur a via sua mala, et viveret:

23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

23 propterea vana non videbitis,
et divinationes non divinabitis amplius,
et eruam populum meum de manu vestra:
et scietis quia ego Dominus.