Reference

Ezekiel 13:23

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“Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”

Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of future events, the "vanity" and "divinations" could be interpreted metaphorically as false hopes or misleading guidance, rather than strictly concrete, physical occurrences.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse states that the false prophets will "see no more vanity, nor divine divinations," implying a cessation of their practices and influence, rather than their physical destruction or annihilation. It focuses on the deliverance of God's people from their hand, not on the perishing of the wicked themselves.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse speaks of the cessation of vanity and divinations and the deliverance of people, not the destruction or perishing of the wicked. While the "deliverance" implies a negative outcome for those from whom the people are delivered, the text itself does not use language of destruction or perishing.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes the cessation of false prophetic practices ("vanity, nor divine divinations") and a divine act of deliverance, not the specific methods God uses to communicate with true prophets.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 13:21

“Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 13:9

“And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 13:8

“Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord God.”

Ezekiel 12:24

“For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 13:14

“So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”

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