Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 13:7
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?
Consider with your own consciences; do they not tell you that all is vain pretence which you make? Can you think Jerusalem can escape, or the first captives be returned, and all this so soon? Is not this vain to be imagined, and they vainer that imagine and believe it? If it should come to pass, which it never shall, yet herein you are convicted liars; you say the Lord saith, whereas he hath said no such thing, nay, the contrary hath God spoken to what you speak, and the event shall be as contrary to your expectation, which is of good; but behold evil cometh out of the north, and great destruction.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Have ye not seen a vain vision,…. A vision only in pretence, and not in reality; the effect of their own fancy, and not anything shown them by the Lord:
and have ye not spoken a lying divination; delivered out a known lie, saying they had it from the Lord, when they had it not; or a prophecy that will deceive, and be without effect, and in the issue prove a falsehood:
whereas ye say, the Lord saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken? this is a proof that what they gave out for a vision and prophecy was a vain and false one; seeing they pretended they had it from the Lord, when he never spoke a word to them, or by them.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Here God shows why he had formerly pronounced that they brought forward nothing but vanity and falsehood, namely, because they used his name falsely, and out of light created darkness; for by the feint of speaking in God’s name, they darkened men’s minds. That sacred name is, as it were, a fount of splendor, so as far to surpass the light of the sun; nay, whatever light exists, is made apparent and refulgent by it. But, as I have said, the servants of Satan turn light, into darkness, because they audaciously boast that God has said so. This passage and similar ones show us how diligently we ought to guard against Satan’s fallacies. This is their astounding boldness to bring forward God’s name while they so wantonly trifle with his judgments. For to boast that God has spoken is as if we wished, by impious profanation, purposely to draw him into a dispute. For how can God bear us to turn his truth into lie? But there have been impostors in all ages who have thus thoughtlessly flown in the face of God. We are not surprised at the heathen doing so; but in the chosen people, it was certainly an incredible prodigy and an intolerable disgrace, when they had access to all heavenly doctrine for the guidance of their conduct, and when God was daily calling forth prophets, as he had promised by Moses, to see these impious dogs who barked so, and you pretended so proudly to speak in God’s name. (Deu 18:15.) Admonished, then, by this caution, let us be on our guard when we see Satan’s servants endued with such arrogance. It follows —
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
7. Ye say, The Lord saith it They boldly lay claim for themselves to the only true source of prophetic inspiration; but the Lord himself repudiates them as liars and deceivers of the people.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“Have you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination? In that you say, ‘the oracle of Yahweh’, in spite of the fact that I have not spoken?”
Whatever methods they used, even if it was just hopeful aspiration, they stand condemned. For although they claimed ‘the oracle of Yahweh’ they did not in fact produce a word from Yahweh. Whoever spoke through them it was not Yahweh, for they spoke lies.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 13:7 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?
Ver. 7. Have ye not seen a vain vision? ] i.e., I appeal to your own consciences, have ye not falsely feigned all? Seducers are extremely impudent, with perverse minds, and cauterised consciences.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
saith it; albeit, &c. A solemn warning as to some of the changes made in tbe Vulgate versions. Compare Eze 2:5-7. Jer 23:21.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
The Lord: Eze 13:2, Eze 13:3, Eze 13:6, Mat 24:23, Mat 24:24
Reciprocal: 1Ki 22:6 – Go up 2Ch 18:10 – Thus Neh 6:12 – God had Isa 28:7 – err in Isa 30:10 – speak Jer 14:14 – divination Jer 23:32 – to err Jer 28:11 – Thus Eze 22:28 – Thus saith the Lord Rom 3:13 – with their
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 13:7. The centra! thought in this verse is to call attention to the inconsistency of the false prophets. That error is described by the comments in connection with the prophets statements in the preceding verse.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
13:7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, though {d} ye say, The LORD saith [it]; although I have not spoken?
(d) You promised peace to this people and now you see their destruction, so that it is revealed that you are false prophets.