Reference

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.
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.

7

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?

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.

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.

10

Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Punishment Language
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Annihilation / Destruction
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Counter-Arguments

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of God being "against" those who speak vanity and see lies, this is a statement of divine judgment and consequence, not a prophecy of a specific, concrete event that would be literally fulfilled in a historical or future sense. The "against you" is a spiritual or relational stance, not a prediction of a physical occurrence.

Destruction / Perishing Language

The verse states that the Lord God is "against" them, which indicates opposition or judgment, but it does not explicitly use any of the specified destruction or perishing language. Being "against" someone does not automatically equate to their destruction.

Punishment Language

The verse states God is "against" them, which indicates opposition or disapproval, but does not explicitly use terms like "punish," "torment," or "vengeance" to describe a specific punitive action.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse states that the Lord God is "against" them, which indicates opposition and judgment, but does not explicitly describe or imply destruction, consumption, perishing, or ceasing to exist. Being "against" someone can encompass various forms of negative consequence without necessarily meaning annihilation.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes God's judgment against those who have spoken "vanity" and seen "lies," implying false prophecy, but it does not detail the methods by which true or false prophets receive their communications. The focus is on the content and consequence of their words, not the mechanism of their revelation.