Holy Scripture
Isaiah 30:11
A church father on this verse
“(v. 9 et seq.) For the people provoke to anger, and the sons are liars, sons unwilling to listen to the law of God. They say to the seers, "Do not see"; and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy to us what is right; speak to us pleasant words; see us errors. Depart from me the way; turn aside from me the path; let the Hol…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
11and turn us aside from this way; remove from us this path, and remove from us the oracle of Israel.
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In context
9For the people is disobedient, false children, who would not hear the law of God:
10who say to the prophets, Report not to us; and to them that see visions, Speak them not to us, but speak and report to us another error;
— Isaiah 30:11 —
12Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have refused to obey these words, and have trusted in falsehood; and because thou hast murmured, and been confident in this respect:
13therefore shall this sin be to you as a wall suddenly falling when a strong city has been taken, of which the fall is very near at hand.