Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.’
Her prophets plaster for them with whitewash by seeing false visions and lying divinations, saying, “This is what the Lord God says,” when the Lord has not spoken.
This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and concerning Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, the ones prophesying a lie to you in my name: ‘I am about to hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.
They keep on saying to those who despise me, “The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.” They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, “No harm will come to you.” ’
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.” ’
Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, clothed in royal attire, were each sitting on his own throne. They were sitting on the threshing-floor at the entrance to Samaria’s gate, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of them.