The Lord and King says,“ How terrible it will be for you foolish prophets! You say what your own minds tell you to. Your visions do not come from me.

主耶和华如此说：“愚顽的先知有祸了，他们随从自己的心意，却一无所见。

主耶和华如此说：“祸哉！那些愚顽的先知，随从自己的心意，却一无所见。

主耶和华如此说：“祸哉！那些愚顽的先知，随从自己的心意，却一无所见。

主耶和华说，愚顽的先知有祸了！他们没有看到异象，却私自发预言。

主耶和华这样说：“愚顽的先知有祸了，他们只是随从自己的灵说预言，却没有看见过什么异象。

主耶和華如此說：「愚頑的先知有禍了，他們隨從自己的心意，卻一無所見。

主耶和華如此說：「禍哉！那些愚頑的先知，隨從自己的心意，卻一無所見。

主耶和華如此說：「禍哉！那些愚頑的先知，隨從自己的心意，卻一無所見。

主耶和華說，愚頑的先知有禍了！他們沒有看到異象，卻私自發預言。

主耶和華這樣說：“愚頑的先知有禍了，他們只是隨從自己的靈說預言，卻沒有看見過甚麼異象。

主永恆主這麼說；有禍啊愚頑的神言人，隨從自己的靈說話的，並且說的又是關於自己未曾見過的事！

主耶和華云、禍哉、彼愚昧之先知、乃狥己意、無所見也、

主耶和華曰、彼偽先知、未睹異象、心有所思、而言虛幻、禍必不遠。

主天主如是云、愚昧之先知、未曾得默示、惟從己意者、禍必臨之、

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: What sorrow awaits the false prophets who are following their own imaginations and have seen nothing at all!’

This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

This is what the Lord God says:“ Woe to the foolish prophets who are following their own spirit and have seen nothing!

Thus says the Lord GOD:“ Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

This is what the sovereign LORD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit but have seen nothing!

The Lord Yahweh says,“ Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

Let the prophet who has a dream describe the dream. But let the one who has my message speak it faithfully. Your prophets have given you straw to eat instead of grain,” announces the Lord.“ My message is like fire,” announces the Lord.“ It is like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces.“ So I am against these prophets,” announces the Lord.“ I am against those who steal messages from one another. They claim that the messages come from me.Yes,” announces the Lord.“ I am against the prophets who speak their own words. But they still say,‘ Here is what the Lord says.’I am against prophets who talk about dreams that did not come from me,” announces the Lord.“ They tell foolish lies. Their lies lead my people astray. But I did not send these prophets. I did not appoint them. They do not help my people in the least,” announces the Lord.

The visions of your prophets were lies. They weren’t worth anything. They didn’t show you the sins you had committed. So that’s why you were captured. The messages they gave you were lies. They led you astray.

The time when God will punish you is coming. The day when he will judge you is near. I want Israel to know this. You have committed many sins. And you hate me very much. That’s why you think the prophet is foolish. You think the person the Lord speaks through is crazy.

“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ How terrible it will be for you shepherds of Israel! You only take care of yourselves. You should take good care of your flocks.

The Lord said to me,“ Now pretend to be a foolish shepherd. Get the things you need.

“ How terrible it will be for the shepherds who lead my people astray!” announces the Lord.“ They are destroying and scattering the sheep that belong to my flock.”

“ How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of your garden plants, such as mint and rue. But you have forgotten to be fair and to love God. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.“ How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the most important seats in the synagogues. You love having people greet you with respect in the market.“ How terrible for you! You are like graves that are not marked. People walk over them without knowing it.”An authority on the law spoke to Jesus. He said,“ Teacher, when you say things like that, you say bad things about us too.”Jesus replied,“ How terrible for you authorities on the law! You put such heavy loads on people that they can hardly carry them. But you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them.“ How terrible for you! You build tombs for the prophets. It was your people of long ago who killed them.

They won’t get very far. Just like Jannes and Jambres, their foolish ways will be clear to everyone.

“ How terrible for you authorities on the law! You have taken away the key to the door of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered. And you have stood in the way of those who were entering.”

“ How terrible it will be for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter. And you will not let those enter who are trying to.

Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.

Tell them,‘ Here is what the Lord and King says.“ How terrible it will be for you women who sew magic charms to put around your wrists! You make veils of different lengths to put on your heads. You do these things to trap people. You trap my people. But you will also be trapped.

The tongues of wise people use knowledge well. But the mouths of foolish people pour out foolish words.

But when I preach the good news, I can’t brag. I have to preach it. How terrible it will be for me if I do not preach the good news!

The visions of those prophets are false. They use magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But their magic tricks are lies. They say,‘ The Lord announces.’ But I have not sent them. In spite of that, they expect him to make their words come true.You prophets have seen false visions. You have used magic to try to find out what is going to happen. But your magic tricks are lies. So you lied when you said,‘ The Lord announces.’ I did not even speak to you at all.”

A heart that understands what is right looks for knowledge. But the mouths of foolish people feed on what is foolish.

You foolish people! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside also?