Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
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Verse 22 is found in chapter 13 of Ezekiel. The prophetesses are also condemned for practices intended to manipulate and deceive. God promises to free his people from those traps. The passage emphasizes that false spirituality can harm both those who practice it and those who place their trust in it.
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Darum daß ihr das Herz der Gerechten fälschlich betrübet, die ich nicht betrübt habe, und habt gestärkt die Hände der Gottlosen, daß sie sich von ihrem bösen Wesen nicht bekehren, damit sie lebendig möchten bleiben:
Por cuanto entristecisteis con mentira el corazón del justo, al cual yo no entristecí, y esforzasteis las manos del impío, para que no se apartase de su mal camino, infundiéndole ánimo;
Por haber afligido con mentiras el corazón del justo, a quien yo no he afligido, y por haber fortalecido las manos del malvado, impidiendo que se aparte de su mal camino y conserve la vida,
Parce que vous affligez le coeur du juste par des mensonges, Quand moi-même je ne l'ai point attristé, Et parce que vous fortifiez les mains du méchant Pour l'empêcher de quitter sa mauvaise voie et pour le faire vivre,
Perciocchè voi avete falsamente contristato il cuor del giusto, il quale io non avea contristato; ed avete fortificate le mani dell’empio, acciocchè non si convertisse dalla sua via malvagia, per far ch’egli vivesse.
Visto que entristecestes o coração do justo com falsidade, não o havendo eu entristecido; e fortalecestes as mãos do ímpio, para que não se desviasse do seu mau caminho, para conservá-lo em vida.
我未曾使義人傷心,你們卻以謊話使他傷心,且又堅固惡人的手,不使他回轉離開惡道得以存活。
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