Ezekiel 13:7 KJV

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?

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Heavy judgments against lying prophetsWhere God gives a warrant to do any thing, he gives wisdom. What they delivered was not what they had seen or heard, as that is which the ministers of Christ...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Ezekiel 13:2–3 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; …
  • Ezekiel 13:6 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.
  • Matthew 24:23–24 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. …

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Have ye not seen הֲלוֹא hălôʾ Negative · with question חֲזִיתֶם ḥăzîtem חָזָה Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine plural
  • a vain שָׁוְא šowʾ שָׁוְא Noun · masculine singular
  • vision מַחֲזֵה maḥăzê מַחֲזֶה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • and have ye not spoken דִבַּרְתִּי dibbartî דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, first person common singular
  • a lying כָּזָב kāzāb כָּזָב Noun · masculine singular
  • divination וּמִקְסַם ûmiqsam מִקְסָם Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • whereas ye say אֲמַרְתֶּם ʾămartem אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine plural
  • The LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • albeit I have not spoken וְאֹמְרִים wĕʾōmĕrîm אָמַר Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with and וַאֲנִי waʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular · with and לֹא lōʾ Negative

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