Ezekiel 13:7Haven't you seen a false vision, and haven't you spoken a lying divination, in that you say, Yahweh says; but I have not spoken?
The setting
Babylon, ~593 BC. God directly confronts false prophets who claim divine visions they never received...
The emotion here: righteous anger at those misusing his name
The original word
qesem (קֶסֶם) — divination, fortune-telling, seeking supernatural knowledge through forbidden means
Why it matters
Babylonian culture was saturated with divination practices that Israel was forbidden to use
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 13:7
This is a direct question from God — He's not making a statement but demanding an answer
Common misconceptionPeople think God is angry about the false prophecies, but He's actually angry about His name being misused to deceive desperate people.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 13:7
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 13:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 13:7 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include false prophecy, truth, divine authority. Notable phrases: false vision; lying divination; I have not spoken.
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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