Ezekiel receives the word of the Lord commanding him to prophesy against the false prophets who speak from their own hearts rather than from God's revealed word. This opening establishes the central theme of chapter 13: the critical distinction between authentic divine revelation and self-generated spiritual deception. The command to speak constitutes Ezekiel as a bearer of God's judgment against those who mislead Israel, underscoring the prophet's grave responsibility to confront false spiritual authority. This sets the theological stage for examining the nature of true versus false prophecy in Israel's religious life.

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