Ezekiel 13:6

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 13:23 Related theme

Ezekiel 13:23 directly follows up — God will end the false visions and divinations condemned in 13:6.

In Ezekiel 13:22, the same oracle continues, detailing how false prophets dishearten the righteous and embolden the wicked with lies.

Ezekiel 13:7 continues the indictment: they have seen false visions and spoken lying divinations, claiming the Lord spoke.

Ezekiel 22:28 repeats the charge — prophets seeing false visions and claiming 'Thus says the Lord' when not sent.

Ezekiel 21:29 directly condemns false visions and lying divinations, echoing the same accusation against these prophets.

Ezekiel 12:24 Related theme

Ezekiel 12:24 explicitly declares no more false visions in Israel — directly addressing the same issue as 13:6.

Jeremiah 29:31 condemns Shemaiah for prophesying lies, using the same phrase 'I sent him not' — a direct parallel to the false prophets here.

2 Peter 2:1 warns of false teachers arising — a NT continuation of the pattern of false prophets condemned in Ezekiel.

Mark 13:22 Parallel

Mark 13:22 explicitly warns of false prophets and false Christs performing signs to deceive — a direct NT parallel to Ezekiel's condemnation.

Mark 13:6 Parallel

Mark 13:6 warns of many coming in Jesus' name saying 'I am he' and deceiving many — a New Testament extension of false prophetic claims.

Zechariah 10:2 describes diviners seeing lies and giving empty consolation, the same false hope as these prophets.

Lamentations 2:14 laments false visions from prophets who did not expose sin — identical indictment to Ezekiel 13:6.

Jeremiah 37:19 mocks the false prophets who promised peace when Babylon would attack — mirroring the false hope condemned in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 29:8 warns against prophets and diviners who deceive with lies, matching the false prophecy here.

Jeremiah 28:2 records Hananiah falsely saying 'Thus says the LORD' about breaking Babylon's yoke — a concrete example of this sin.

Jeremiah 23:32 further condemns lying dreams and leading people astray, the same pattern of false prophecy.

Jeremiah 23:31 condemns prophets who use their tongues to declare 'The LORD declares' when not sent.

Jeremiah 14:14 similarly denounces prophets who speak lying visions in God's name without being sent.

1 Kings 22:6 shows 400 prophets similarly claiming 'the Lord will give it into the king's hand' — a parallel example of false prophecy claiming divine authority.

In Deuteronomy 18:20, the law condemns speaking in God's name without command — the very sin described here.

In Jeremiah 27:14, false prophets urge rebellion with lies — same pattern of unauthorized 'Thus says the LORD' here.

In Jeremiah 23:16, prophets speak visions of their own minds — almost identical condemnation to this verse.

In Jeremiah 5:31, prophets prophesy falsely and people love it — directly mirrors the false visions here.

In 1 Kings 22:11, Zedekiah's iron horns illustrate false prophecy claiming 'Thus says the LORD' — identical pattern.

In Jeremiah 5:12, false prophets deny disaster — parallels the lying divinations here that give false hope.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:11, God sends delusion as judgment — parallel to false prophets here deceiving by claiming divine authority without being sent.

In Jeremiah 7:8, people trust deceptive words — echoes reliance on false prophecies here not from the LORD.

Proverbs 14:15 Related theme

Proverbs 14:15 warns that the simple believe every word — explaining why people fall for the false prophets' empty claims in Ezekiel.