Ezekiel 21:29while they see for you false visions, while they divine lies to you, to lay you on the necks of the wicked who are deadly wounded, whose day is come in the time of the iniquity of the end.
The setting
The Ammonites had hired false diviners who promised victory against Babylon. These fortune-tellers used liver divination and arrow casting - common pagan practices...
The emotion here: grieved by how easily people believe comforting lies over hard truth
The original word
qasam (קָסַם) — to practice divination, seeking supernatural knowledge through forbidden methods
Why it matters
Ancient diviners would shake arrows in a quiver and interpret how they fell
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 21:29
The phrase 'deadly wounded' refers to those already marked for death but still fighting
Common misconceptionPeople think this only applies to obvious false teachers, but it includes anyone giving counsel that contradicts Scripture - even well-meaning friends.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 21:29
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 21:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 21:29 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include false prophecy, judgment. Notable phrases: false visions; divine lies. 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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