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Isaiah 28:15

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Do you think you have an agreement with death and the world of the dead? Why do you trust in your lies to keep you safe from danger and the mighty flood?

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Let's kill him and throw him into a pit and say that some wild animal ate him. Then we'll see what happens to those dreams."

they will no longer be fierce, and your rocky fields will become friendly.

We cannot control the wind or determine the day of our death. There is no escape in time of war, and no one can hide behind evil.

Your agreement with death and the world of the dead will be broken. Then angry, roaring waves will sweep over you.

Only the Lord is strong and powerful! His mighty hand will strike them down with the force of a hailstorm or a mighty whirlwind or an overwhelming flood.

You are in for trouble, if you try to hide your plans from the LORD! Or if you think what you do in the dark can't be seen.

Though you are God's people, you are ruled and abused by women and children. You are confused by leaders who guide you down the wrong path.

and have said to his messengers and prophets: Don't tell us what God has shown you and don't preach the truth. Just say what we want to hear, even if it's false.

Now this is the answer of the holy God of Israel: "You rejected my message, and you trust in violence and lies.

he breathes out a flood that comes up to the neck. He sifts the nations and destroys them. Then he puts a bridle in every foreigner's mouth and leads them to doom.

They have turned against the LORD and can't be trusted. They have refused his teaching

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burned to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

You falsely accuse others and tell lies in court; sin and trouble are the names of your children.

Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail.

I won't change my mind. I, the LORD, have spoken. You rejected me and worshiped false gods. *

I replied, "The other prophets keep telling everyone that you won't send starvation or war, and that you're going to give us peace."

Our LORD, you are the one who gives me strength and protects me like a fortress when I am in trouble. People will come to you from distant nations and say, "Our ancestors worshiped false and useless gods,

We have promised to worship the goddess Astarte, the Queen of Heaven, and that is exactly what we are going to do. We will burn incense and offer sacrifices of wine to her, just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did when we lived in Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah. We had plenty of food back then. We were well off, and nothing bad ever happened to us.

Their prophets lie and say, "The LORD won't punish us. We will have peace and plenty of food."

Prophets give their messages in the name of a false god, my priests don't want to serve me, and you--my own people-- like it this way! But on the day of disaster, where will you turn for help?

because they promised my people peace, when there was no peace. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

They do things I would never do. They lie to good people and encourage them to do wrong, and they convince the wicked to keep sinning and ruin their lives.

And then the prophets in Israel cover up these sins by giving false visions. I have never spoken to them, but they lie and say they have a message from me.

God said, "Ezekiel, do you see what horrible things Israel's leaders are doing in secret? They have filled their rooms with idols. And they say I can't see them, because they think I have already deserted Israel.

Then he will destroy armies and remove God's chosen high priest.

For one week this foreigner will make a firm agreement with many people, and halfway through this week, he will end all sacrifices and offerings. Then the "Horrible Thing" that causes destruction will be put there. And it will stay there until the time God has decided to destroy this one who destroys.

And I will agree to let you live in peace--you will no longer be attacked by wild animals and birds or by weapons of war.

The LORD said: I will punish Judah for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They have rejected my teachings and refused to obey me. They were led astray by the same false gods their ancestors worshiped.

You celebrate the defeat of Lo-Debar and Karnaim, and you boast by saying, "We did it on our own."

All who worship worthless idols turn from the God who offers them mercy.

I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those people who sit there unworried while thinking, "The LORD won't do anything, good or bad."




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