Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 13:5
A church father on this verse
“(Versed 4 et sequentia) Your prophets, Israel, will be like foxes in the desert. You did not go up to face the enemy or build a wall for the house of Israel to stand firm in battle on the day of the Lord. They see false visions and speak deceptive divinations, saying, 'The Lord declares,' when the Lord has not sent th…”
Source: Septuagint
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5They have not continued steadfast, and they have gathered flocks against the house of Israel, they that say,
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3Thus saith the Lord, Woe to them that prophesy out of their own heart, and who see nothing at all.
4Thy prophets, O Israel, are like foxes in the deserts.
— Ezekiel 13:5 —
6In the day of the Lord, have not stood, seeing false visions, prophesying vanities, who say, The Lord saith, and the Lord has not sent them, and they began to try to confirm the word.
7Have ye not seen a false vision? and spoken vain prophecies?