Ezekiel 13:6They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, Yahweh says; but Yahweh has not sent them: and they have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.
The setting
Babylon, ~593 BC. Jewish exiles desperate for hope. False prophets promise quick return to Jerusalem, contradicting God's 70-year timeline...
The emotion here: heartbroken watching his people be deceived
The original word
shav' (שָׁוְא) — emptiness, worthlessness, something that leads to disappointment
Why it matters
These false prophets were giving people false hope during the darkest period of Jewish history
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 13:6
The people WANTED to believe these lies — they preferred false hope to difficult truth
Common misconceptionPeople think false prophets are obvious villains, but they often say what desperate people want to hear most.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 13:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 13:6 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include false prophecy, deception, false hope. Notable phrases: seen falsehood; lying divination; Yahweh has not sent them. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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