Ezekiel 13:18-20
1599 Geneva Bible
18 Thus saith the Lord God, Woe unto the women that sow [a]pillows under all armholes, and make veils upon the head of everyone that standeth up, to hunt souls: will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye give life to the souls that come unto you?
19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of [b]barley, and for pieces of bread to slay the souls of them that should not die, and [c]to give life to the souls that should not live, in lying to my people, that hear your lies?
20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will have to do with your pillows, wherewith ye hunt the [d]souls to make them to flee, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them to flee.
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- Ezekiel 13:18 These superstitious women for lucre would prophesy and tell every man his fortune, giving them pillows to lean upon, and kerchiefs to cover their heads, to the intent they might the more allure them and bewitch them.
- Ezekiel 13:19 Will ye make my word to serve your bellies?
- Ezekiel 13:19 These sorcerers made the people believe that they could preserve life or destroy it, and that it should come to everyone according as they prophesied.
- Ezekiel 13:20 That is, to cause them to perish, and that they should depart from the body.
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