Quotes About Israel

Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

“Son of man, hasnít the rebellious house of Israel asked you, ëWhat are you doing?í

Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëThis burden concerns the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel who are there.í

Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ëThey will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ëThe days go by, and every vision failsí?

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëI will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.í But say to them: ëThe days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ëThe vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.í

“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are now prophesying. Tell those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD!

Your prophets, O Israel, are like foxes among the ruins.

You did not go up to the gaps or restore the wall around the house of Israel so that it would stand in the battle on the Day of the LORD.

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.í

Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.

so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.í

But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.

in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God, declares the Lord GOD.í”

“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ëThe fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edgeí?

As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

Yet you say, ëThe way of the Lord is not just.í Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?

Yet the house of Israel says, ëThe way of the Lord is not just.í Are My ways unjust, O house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust?