“‘You have not gone up
Into the breaches.
You have not
Repaired a wall
For the house of Israel.
Thus it might stand
In battle
On the day
Of Yahweh.
They have envisioned
Falsehood
With lying divinations.
They say.
‘Says Yahweh,’
When Yahweh
Has not sent them.
Yet they wait
For the fulfillment
Of their word.
Have you not seen
A false vision?
Have you not uttered
A lying divination?
You have said.
‘Says Yahweh,’
Even though,
I did not speak.’”
Once again, Yahweh showed a strong opposition to these false prophets who had not repaired any of the walls for the house of Israel. They had not helped Israel prepare for a battle. These prophets have issued false prophetic “so called” divine words. They claimed that they were speaking oracles in the name of Yahweh, when Yahweh had not sent them. They waited for responses from these false visions. They kept lying by saying that Yahweh said this or that, even though Yahweh had not spoken to them.