They tell the seers, “Y’all stop seeing visions!” and the prophets, “Y’all stop prophesying what is right to us. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy delusions.
Now the Jews there were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with great eagerness and examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were true.
Ephraim feeds on wind, and chases the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. They make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.